T 0693/01 of 16.10.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T069301.20031016
- Date of decision
- 16 October 2003
- Case number
- T 0693/01
- Online on
- 8 December 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94102797.1
- IPC class
- B21B 1/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Hot steel plate rolling mill system and rolling method
- Applicant name
- Hitachi, Ltd.
- Opponent name
- SMS Demag AG
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (main request) no
Late-filed claims (first auxiliary request) not admitted
Decision re appeals - exercise of discretion (second auxiliary request) - remittal (yes) - Catchword
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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 first instance for further prosecution on the basis of the granted method claims 31 to 34.