European Patent Office

T 1118/18 (Metal sheet for cans/JFE) of 22.02.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T111818.20210222
Date of decision
22 February 2021
Case number
T 1118/18
Online on
19 May 2021
Petition for review of
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Application number
09722774.8
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
HIGH-STRENGTH METAL SHEET FOR USE IN CANS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR
Applicant name
JFE Steel Corporation
Opponent name
ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein GmbH
Tata Steel Nederland Technology BV
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step - Main request and first auxiliary request (no)
Inventive step - second auxiliary request (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request II as filed during oral proceedings and a description to be adapted thereto.