T 0167/11 of 22.01.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T016711.20150122
- Date of decision
- 22 January 2015
- Case number
- T 0167/11
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04256632.3
- IPC class
- C23C 10/30
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Diffusion coating process
- Applicant name
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 76(2)(c)European Patent Convention R 77(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- New grounds for opposition, new lines of attack based on documents not used or substantiated in the opposition proceedings, new documents (not admitted)
Inventive step - (yes, could-would approach)
Documents filed with the opposition, but not substantiated: not considered instead of "not admitted", see point 3 - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0009/91G 0010/91G 0001/95R 0011/11T 1704/06T 1067/08T 0936/09T 1125/10T 1500/10T 1400/11
- Citing cases
- T 2702/19
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.