European Patent Office

T 1161/16 (COBALT-NICKEL-CHROMIUM-MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS/ATI) of 18.11.2019

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T116116.20191118
Date of decision
18 November 2019
Case number
T 1161/16
Online on
10 February 2020
Petition for review of
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Application number
04752617.3
IPC class
C22C 19/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
COBALT-NICKEL-CHROMIUM-MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS WITH REDUCED LEVEL OF TITANIUM NITRIDE INCLUSIONS
Applicant name
ATI Properties LLC
Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corporation
Opponent name
Kameke, Allard von
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Keywords
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Novelty - availability to the public
Novelty - multiple selection
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - unexpected improvement shown
Late-filed document - justification for late filing (no)
Late-filed document - admitted (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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the claims of the second auxiliary request filed with the reply to the grounds of appeal and a description to be adapted, if needed.