T 0731/24 (Slaked lime/LHOIST) of 20.01.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T073124.20260120
- Date of decision
- 20 January 2026
- Case number
- T 0731/24
- Online on
- 27 March 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16750845.6
- IPC class
- C04B 2/06C01F 11/02C04B 2/04
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING HIGHLY POROUS SLAKED LIME
- Applicant name
- S.A. Lhoist Recherche et Développement
- Opponent name
- Carmeuse Research and Technology
CALERA DE ALZO, S.L.
Fels-Werke GmbH - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 115Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Amendment to case - admissibly raised and maintained (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 2255/15
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the main request, submitted as auxiliary request 9 with the reply to the appeal, and the description to be adapted.