T 2233/09 (Augmenting step/ANDRITZ) of 21.9.2012

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T223309.20120921
Date of decision: 21 September 2012
Case number: T 2233/09
Application number: 01200864.5
IPC class: D21C 3/22
D21C 3/02
D21C 7/00
D21C 11/04
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 47 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Dissolved solids control in pulp production
Applicant name: Andritz Inc.
Opponent name: Metso Paper Sweden Aktiebolag
Board: 3.3.06
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 99(1)
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
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)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 76(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 100(b)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 100(c)
Keywords: 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
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
G 0010/91
G 0007/95
T 0922/94
T 0006/05
Citing decisions:
T 0234/16

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