European Patent Office

T 1223/10 of 06.12.2013

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T122310.20131206
Date of decision
6 December 2013
Case number
T 1223/10
Online on
4 February 2014
Petition for review of
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Application number
02721700.9
IPC class
C23G 1/08
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE PICKLING SCHEME FOR STAINLESS STEEL GRADES
Applicant name
AK Steel Properties, Inc.
Opponent name
Aperam Stainless France
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Keywords
Admissibility of appeal - yes
Amendments - added subject-matter (new main request and second auxiliary request - yes)
Late submitted material - documents admitted (experimental report D7 - no; handbook D8 - yes)
Inventive step - problem not credible (new first auxiliary request)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.