T 1668/17 of 13.04.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T166817.20210413
- Date of decision
- 13 April 2021
- Case number
- T 1668/17
- Online on
- 17 June 2021
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09704554.6
- IPC class
- B21B 27/02B21B 27/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- ROLLING MILL, AND TANDEM ROLLING MILL HAVING THE SAME
- Applicant name
- Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc.
- Opponent name
- SMS group GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 111(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11
- Keywords
- Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Amendment after summons - main request
Amendment after summons - taken into account (yes)
Late-filed objections of lack of inventive step
Late-filed objection - based on alleged novelty destroying document
Late-filed objection - admitted (yes)
Late-filed objection - remittal (no)
Main request - novelty (yes) - inventive step (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no) - Catchword
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.