T 1172/21 (Lead free copper alloy/Hunan Terry) of 04.07.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T117221.20230704
- Date of decision
- 4 July 2023
- Case number
- T 1172/21
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 13892796.7
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- LEAD-FREE HIGH-SULPHUR EASY-CUTTING ALLOY CONTAINING MANGANESE AND COPPER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR
- Applicant name
- Hunan Terry New Materials Company Ltd.
- Opponent name
- OTTO FUCHS - Kommanditgesellschaft
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (yes) - Catchword
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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 with claims 1 to 10 of auxiliary request A submitted on 20 February 2023 and a description to be adapted to these claims.