T 0670/00 of 10.12.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T067000.20021210
- Date of decision
- 10 December 2002
- Case number
- T 0670/00
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 91121229.8
- IPC class
- B22D 29/00B22D 31/00
- 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
- Method and apparatus for heat treating metal castings
- Applicant name
- CONSOLIDATED ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.
- Opponent name
- General Kinematics Corporation
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - public prior use - confidentiality (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) after amendments - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1080/01
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to grant a patent with the following documents:
Claims: 1, 7, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 27 to 30, as filed during the oral proceedings as the second auxiliary request, together with claims 2 to 6, 8 to 11, 13 to 16, 22, 24 to 26, 31 to 32 as granted.
Description: columns 3 and 4 filed during the oral proceedings, together with columns 1 to 2, 5 to 17 as granted.
Drawings: 1 to 6 as granted.