T 0032/19 (Excellent surface quality aluminum alloy/UACJ Corporation) of 15.02.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T003219.20210215
- Date of decision
- 15 February 2021
- Case number
- T 0032/19
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 13001884.9
- IPC class
- C22C 21/08C22C 21/06C22C 21/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Aluminum alloy sheet that exhibits excellent surface quality after anodizing and method for producing the same
- Applicant name
- UACJ Corporation
- Opponent name
- C-Tec Constellium Technology Center /
Constellium Rolled Products Singen GmbH - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 83 (2007)European Patent Convention R 103(4)(c) (2020)
- Keywords
- Amendments - allowable (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 2532/11
- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The impugned decision is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the sole claim of the main request submitted on 24 October 2019, and a description to be adapted thereto.
3. 25% of the appeal fee is reimbursed.