T 1490/17 (Al alloy for lithographic sheet/NOVELIS) of 20.02.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T149017.20200220
- Date of decision
- 20 February 2020
- Case number
- T 1490/17
- Online on
- 24 April 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 02758588.4
- IPC class
- B41N 1/08C22C 21/10C22C 21/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- AI ALLOY FOR LITHOGRAPHIC SHEET
- Applicant name
- Novelis Inc.
- Opponent name
- Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 83 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes) - Catchword
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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 on the basis of the claims of the main request filed with the appellant's submissions dated 16 December 2019 and a description adapted thereto.