European Patent Office

T 0882/19 (Valmet/lime mud) of 07.06.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T088219.20220607
Date of decision
7 June 2022
Case number
T 0882/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
09397517.5
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
METHOD OF TREATING LIME MUD
Applicant name
Valmet Technologies Oy
Opponent name
Omya International AG
Board
3.3.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Oral proceedings - no withdrawal of request for oral proceedings
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Late-filed request - No discretion not to admit auxiliary request.
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 in amended form on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 2 filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal, and a description to be adapted where appropriate.