European Patent Office

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
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Application number
10784259.3
IPC class
F16L 15/06
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
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
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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
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Cited cases
G 0009/92
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.