European Patent Office

T 0522/05 of 13.09.2007

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T052205.20070913
Date of decision
13 September 2007
Case number
T 0522/05
Petition for review of
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Application number
99947706.0
IPC class
B23K 26/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Welding Method
Applicant name
THE WELDING INSTITUTE
Opponent name
FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants Limited
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung
BASF Aktiengesellschaft
Treffert GmbH & Co. KG
Merck Patent GmbH
Carl Baasel Lasertechnik GmbH
Ramey Daniel
JENOPTIK Automatisierungstechnik GmbH
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
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Keywords
Amendments (allowable)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0392/01
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 opposition division with the order to maintain the European patent on the basis of (a) claims 1 to 24 according to the main request filed on 14 July 2005; (b) the amended description filed during the oral proceedings; and (c) Figures 1 to 3 of the patent as granted.