European Patent Office

T 0094/23 (Steel Sheet For Radiation Heating/Nippon Steel) of 25.02.2026

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T009423.20260225
Date of decision
25 February 2026
Case number
T 0094/23
Online on
20 May 2026
Petition for review of
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Application number
10806517.8
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
STEEL SHEET FOR RADIATION HEATING, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND STEEL PROCESSED PRODUCT HAVING PORTION WITH DIFFERENT STRENGTH AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
Applicant name
Nippon Steel Corporation
Opponent name
Autotech Engineering S.L.
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)European Patent Convention Art 112
Keywords
Inventive step - (no)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (no)
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 patent is revoked.