T 0908/24 of 26.03.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T090824.20260326
- Date of decision
- 26 March 2026
- Case number
- T 0908/24
- Online on
- 11 June 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 11847810.6
- IPC class
- C23C 22/73C23C 22/78C23C 22/34
- 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
- METAL PRETREATMENT COMPOSITION CONTAINING ZIRCONIUM, COPPER, AND METAL CHELATING AGENTS AND RELATED COATINGS ON METAL SUBSTRATES
- Applicant name
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Opponent name
- PPG Industries, Inc.
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - unexpected improvement shown - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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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 with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:
Claims:
No. 1 in accordance with auxiliary request 4 filed with the letter of 20 October 2025.