T 1950/16 of 14.01.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T195016.20210114
- Date of decision
- 14 January 2021
- Case number
- T 1950/16
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 07859801.8
- IPC class
- B21B 1/22
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- METHOD OF TEMPER ROLLING OF STEEL STRIP AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH TENSILE COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET
- Applicant name
- JFE Steel Corporation
- Opponent name
- SMS group GmbH
ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein GmbH - Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 113(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(2) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11 (2020)
- Keywords
- Prior art - availability to the public (yes)
Novelty - main request (no)
Amendments - auxiliary request I
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Right to be heard - violation (no)
Remittal - (yes)
Remittal - fundamental deficiency in first-instance proceedings (no) - Catchword
- An ISBN number is a unique identifier which usually indicates that a book has been made publicly available. A copyright notice usually indicates the year of publication. Both are typically found at the beginning of a book, at the copyright page (edition notice). Taken together, they usually indicate that a book has been made available to the public in a certain year (see point 3.1 of the Reasons).
- Citing cases
- T 1570/21
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 for further prosecution.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.