T 1044/02 of 10.06.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T104402.20030610
- Date of decision
- 10 June 2003
- Case number
- T 1044/02
- Online on
- 18 June 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99201696.4
- IPC class
- C22B 9/16B22F 1/00B22D 17/00
- 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
- Particulate feedstock for metal injection molding
- Applicant name
- Thixomat, Inc.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes) after amendment
- 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 with the order to grant a patent with the following documents:
Claims: 1 to 8, filed with letter of 31 March 2003, received on 1 April 2003;
Description: pages 1, 2, 2A, 3 to 6, 8, 9, 16 and 18 received on 1 April 2003;
pages 7, 10 to 15, 17 and 19 as originally filed;
Drawings: Figures 1 to 17 as originally filed.