T 0121/12 of 30.09.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T012112.20150930
- Date of decision
- 30 September 2015
- Case number
- T 0121/12
- Online on
- 3 February 2016
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01908121.5
- IPC class
- B21B 45/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COOLING HOT ROLLED STEEL BAND AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE HOT ROLLED STEEL BAND
- Applicant name
- JFE Steel Corporation
- Opponent name
- SMS group GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no) - 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
- description: pages 2 to 18 of the amended patent specification filed in the oral proceedings as part of the auxiliary request;
- claim 1 to 20 of the auxiliary request filed in the oral proceedings;
- figures 1 to 12B of the published patent specification.