T 0856/04 of 21.06.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T085604.20070621
- Date of decision
- 21 June 2007
- Case number
- T 0856/04
- Online on
- 6 August 2007
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 97930490.4
- IPC class
- E21B 43/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Application title
- Method for expanding a steel tubing and well with such a tubing
- Applicant name
- SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ B.V.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - remote technical field
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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 with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 15 as submitted during the oral proceedings of 21 June 2007
- description pages 1,2,4,5,5A received on 25 June 1998
- description pages 6,8,9 filed during the oral proceedings of 21 June 2007
- description pages 3,7,10 and 11 as published
- figure sheet 1/1 as published.