T 1414/12 of 24.08.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T141412.20160824
- Date of decision
- 24 August 2016
- Case number
- T 1414/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 03254085.8
- IPC class
- C23C 22/34
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Corrosion resistant trivalent chromium phosphated chemical conversion coatings
- Applicant name
- United Technologies Corporation
- Opponent name
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Main request - extension of the protection (yes)
Auxiliary request - extension beyond the content of the application as originally filed (no)
Auxiliary request - inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- -
- 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 in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 6 filed as auxiliary request with letter of 20 July 2016;
- description pages 2 to 4 filed during the oral proceedings before the Board;
- figures 1 to 8 of the patent as granted.