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
- Online on
- 27 February 2015
- 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)
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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
- 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)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 76(2)(c)European Patent Convention R 77(1)
- 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.