T 0032/10 of 12.01.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T003210.20120112
- Date of decision
- 12 January 2012
- Case number
- T 0032/10
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 01300670.5
- IPC class
- B23K 33/00B23K 20/10B22F 7/06
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- 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 for preparing a powder metal body having a hermetic seal
- Applicant name
- SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO.
- Opponent name
- Lechler GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 117(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Admissibility of documents cited but relevance not explained (no)
Admissibility of witness evidence to establish knowledge of skilled person (no)
Late-filed request for accompanying person to make submissions (no)
Clarity (yes)
Novelty (yes) - features not directly and unambiguously derivable from prior art document
Inventive step (yes) - 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of:
(a) claims 1 to 7 according to the amended main request filed during the oral proceedings;
(b) amended description pages numbered 2 to 5 as filed during the oral proceedings; and
(c) figures 1 to 15, as granted.