European Patent Office

T 2233/09 (Augmenting step/ANDRITZ) du 21.09.2012

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T223309.20120921
Date de la décision
21 septembre 2012
Numéro de l'affaire
T 2233/09
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
01200864.5
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Distribuées aux présidents des chambres de recours (C)
Téléchargement
Décision en anglais
Versions JO
Aucun lien JO trouvé
Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
Dissolved solids control in pulp production
Nom du demandeur
Andritz Inc.
Nom de l'opposant
Metso Paper Sweden Aktiebolag
Chambre
3.3.06
Sommaire
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Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 76(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 99(1)European Patent Convention R 76(2)(c)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 16(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 16(c)
Mots-clés
Admissibility of the new grounds of opposition (no): no consent of the Patent Proprietor
Admissibility of the new objections raised under Art. 123(2) EPC (no): their introduction during oral proceedings would have disadvantaged the Patent Proprietor
Admissibility of documents submitted with the grounds of appeal (yes): reaction to the decision under appeal
Novelty (yes): implicit disclosure of one of the claimed method steps not convincingly proven
Inventive step (yes): unobvious alternative
Apportionment of costs in the Respondent's favour (yes): adjournment of oral proceedings due to Appellant's conduct
Exergue
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Affaires citantes
T 0234/16

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The appeal is dismissed.

2. The costs incurred to the Respondent due to the oral proceedings of 19 September 2012 are to be borne by the Appellant.