European Patent Office

T 0428/13 of 19.09.2017

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T042813.20170919
Date of decision
19 September 2017
Case number
T 0428/13
Petition for review of
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Application number
01274938.8
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
VACUUM CARBO-NITRIDING METHOD
Applicant name
Koyo Thermo Systems Co., Ltd.
Opponent name
ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH
Board
3.2.03
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(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Novelty - (yes)
Novelty - availability to the public (no)
Late-filed document - justification for late filing (no)
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1212/97
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.