T 0169/00 of 20.12.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T016900.20021220
- Date of decision
- 20 December 2002
- Case number
- T 0169/00
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 92302106.7
- IPC class
- C22C 38/44
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Steel for rotor shafts of electric machines
- Applicant name
- Hitachi, Ltd.
- Opponent name
- SAARSTAHL AGi.K.
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft ZT PA 3 - Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty, inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0624/91
- Citing cases
- -
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 maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of
- Claims 1 to 11 submitted with letter of 19 April 2000;
- Description pages 2 to 6 submitted at the oral proceedings;
- Description pages 7 to 14 as granted and
- Figures as granted.