T 0068/08 of 17.02.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T006808.20090217
- Date of decision
- 17 February 2009
- Case number
- T 0068/08
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 03251174.3
- IPC class
- B23P 6/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process of removing a coating deposit from a through-hole in a component and component processed thereby
- Applicant name
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Opponent name
- SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (no) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0367/91
- 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the European patent on the basis of the following documents:
Claims 1 to 5 of the auxiliary request of 13 January 2009;
description pages 2 to 11 as granted, whereby on page 2, line 4, the words "and to a component according to the preamble of claim 6"; and on page 2, line 58 and on page 3, line 1, the words "and a product according to claim 6", and on page 3, line 8, the words "and 6" are deleted;
drawings figures 1 to 8 as granted.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is rejected.