T 1129/22 (Aluminium sheet/Novelis) of 23.01.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T112922.20240123
- Date of decision
- 23 January 2024
- Case number
- T 1129/22
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 15728541.2
- IPC class
- C22C 21/02C22C 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
- ALUMINIUM ALLOY FOR USE IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY
- Applicant name
- Novelis Koblenz GmbH
- Opponent name
- C-TEC CONSTELLIUM TECHNOLOGY CENTER /
CONSTELLIUM NEUF-BRISACH - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
- Keywords
- Late-filed facts - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (no)
Late-filed facts - admitted (yes)
Novelty over public prior use
Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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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 the auxiliary request 1 as filed with the opposition division on 2 December 2020 and a description to be adapted.