T 2243/18 of 15.03.2021

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T224318.20210315
Date of decision: 15 March 2021
Case number: T 2243/18
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 11776131.2
IPC class: B23D 35/00 B23P 15/40
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: No distribution (D)
Download: Decision in English
OJ versions: No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: SHEAR FOR SHEARING ROLLED PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTION PROCESS
Applicant name: Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA
Opponent name: Uddeholms AB
Board: 3.2.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 56 European Patent Convention Art 84 European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
Keywords: Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary request 1 (no)
Oral submissions - taken into account (yes)
Amendment after summons - auxiliary request 2
Amendment after summons - taken into account (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 2
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative
Reimbursement of appeal fee - violation of the right to be heard (no)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: G 0004/95 G 0002/12 G 0002/13 T 0263/93 T 0956/04 T 0768/08 T 0967/10 T 0150/12 T 1988/12 T 1480/16 T 0995/18
Citing cases: T 1152/16 T 0282/17 T 1259/17 T 1569/17 T 0494/18 T 2091/18 T 1024/19 T 1058/20 T 1894/23

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 claim 1 of auxiliary request 2 filed during the oral proceedings and a description to be adapted thereto.