T 1015/03 of 10.11.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T101503.20051110
- Date of decision
- 10 November 2005
- Case number
- T 1015/03
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 96308935.4
- IPC class
- C23C 30/00
- 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
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Nickel-base superalloy having an optimized platinum-aluminide coating
- Applicant name
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Opponent name
- MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH
- Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 57a 1973
- Keywords
- Claims - extending beyond content of the application as originally filed (no, after amendment)
Amendments caused by grounds of opposition (yes)
Request filed during oral proceedings (allowed)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0591/90
- 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form according to the main request in the following version:
- claims:
1 to 12 as filed at the oral proceedings,
- description:
columns 1 to 4 as filed at the oral proceedings,
columns 5 to 8 of the patent as granted,
- drawings:
figures 1 to 4 of the patent as granted.