European Patent Office

T 0765/18 (Cemented carbide-metallic alloy composites/KENNAMETAL) of 28.01.2020

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T076518.20200128
Date of decision
28 January 2020
Case number
T 0765/18
Petition for review of
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Application number
13172168.0
IPC class
C22C 29/08
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Cemented carbide-metallic alloy composites
Applicant name
KENNAMETAL INC.
Opponent name
Ceratizit Luxembourg S.a.r.l.
Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Inventive step - main request (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1597/16
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.