T 2503/18 of 15.09.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T250318.20220915
- Date of decision
- 15 September 2022
- Case number
- T 2503/18
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 10784259.3
- IPC class
- F16L 15/06
- 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
- Abstract on EPC2000 Art 110
- Application title
- Threaded connection
- Applicant name
- Vallourec Oil and Gas France
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation - Opponent name
- Tenaris Connections BV
- Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Remittal - fundamental deficiency in first-instance proceedings (no)
Prohibition of reformatio in peius - main request and auxiliary requests 1 and 2ter
Amendment after summons - auxiliary request 3ter
Amendment after summons - taken into account (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary requests 3ter and 4 (no) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0009/92
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.