T 0675/03 of 16.05.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T067503.20060516
- Date of decision
- 16 May 2006
- Case number
- T 0675/03
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 96830133.3
- IPC class
- C21D 1/00
- 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
- Process and plant for thermal treatment of metals in protecting atmosphere
- Applicant name
- SOL S.p.A.
- Opponent name
- L'AIR LIQUIDE S.A.
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT - Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Allowability of amendments (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0473/98
- Citing cases
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claims: 1 to 9 as filed during the oral proceedings;
- description: pages 2 and 2A as filed during the oral proceedings, and pages 3 and 4 as granted;
- drawings: figure 1 as granted.