T 1746/21 (Blast Furnace Operation/JFE) of 25.05.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T174621.20230525
- Date of decision
- 25 May 2023
- Case number
- T 1746/21
- Online on
- 17 August 2023
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 12860851.0
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- BLAST FURNACE OPERATION METHOD
- Applicant name
- JFE Steel Corporation
- Opponent name
- Paul Wurth S.A.
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - obvious combination of known features
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - teaching away (yes)
Late-filed objection - admitted (no)
Late-filed objection - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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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 on the basis of auxiliary request 3 resubmitted with the grounds of appeal of the proprietor and a description to be adapted if necessary.