European Patent Office

T 0580/11 of 04.07.2013

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T058011.20130704
Date of decision
4 July 2013
Case number
T 0580/11
Online on
6 August 2013
Petition for review of
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Application number
99931572.4
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Use of a ferritic steel sheet having excellent shape fixability and manufacturing method thereof
Applicant name
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
Opponent name
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
Board
3.2.08
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Late-filed documents (admitted in part)
Late-filed requests (admitted in part)
Novelty and inventive step (yes, after amendments)
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 case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:

Claims: 1 to 4 according to auxiliary request 6 filed at the oral proceedings;

Description: pages 2 to 21 filed at the oral proceedings;

Drawings: Figures 1 to 3 of the patent as granted.