European Patent Office

T 1167/22 (Zirconia-based porous body/DAIICHI) du 16.01.2024

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T116722.20240116
Date de la décision
16 janvier 2024
Numéro de l'affaire
T 1167/22
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
14887437.3
Classe de la CIB
C01G 25/00C01G 25/02
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Non distribuées (D)
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
ZIRCONIA-BASED POROUS BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
Nom du demandeur
Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Nom de l'opposant
Neo Chemicals & Oxides (Europe) Ltd.
Chambre
3.3.05
Sommaire
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Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 139Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Mots-clés
Late-filed evidence - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed evidence - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (yes)
Amendment after summons - cogent reasons (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Claims - product-by-process claims
Claims - clarity
Claims - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious solution
Exergue
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Affaires citantes
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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 in amended form on the basis of the set of claims of the main request, previously filed with the reply to the appeal as auxiliary request 1, and a description to be adapted if needed.