T 0097/17 (Galvanising method/Tata) of 27.11.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T009717.20191127
- Date of decision
- 27 November 2019
- Case number
- T 0097/17
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 10193219.2
- 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
- Method of galvanising a steel strip in a continuous hot dip galvanising line
- Applicant name
- Tata Steel UK Limited
- Opponent name
- ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
ArcelorMittal France
Research & Development Intellectual Property
SMS group GmbH - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Main request - inventive step (no)
First auxiliary request - admissible (yes), allowable (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0003/14
- 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 claims of the 1st auxiliary request, submitted as 7th auxiliary request with the letter dated 4 October 2019, and a description to be adapted.