European Patent Office

T 0205/20 (Bainite steel/Tata Steel Ltd) of 02.02.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T020520.20220202
Date of decision
2 February 2022
Case number
T 0205/20
Petition for review of
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Application number
12731180.1
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
BAINITIC STEEL OF HIGH STRENGTH AND HIGH ELONGATION AND METHOD TO MANUFACTURE SAID BAINITIC STEEL
Applicant name
Tata Steel Limited
Opponent name
ArcelorMittal
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 1537/22

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 in amended form on the basis of claims 1 to 8 of the main request, submitted as auxiliary request 8 with the statement of grounds of appeal and a description to be adapted.