European Patent Office

T 0298/23 of 30.01.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T029823.20250130
Date of decision
30 January 2025
Case number
T 0298/23
Online on
19 February 2025
Petition for review of
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Application number
10823928.6
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
WEDGE THREADS WITH A SOLID LUBRICANT COATING
Applicant name
Hydril Company
Opponent name
VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 015(1)
Keywords
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Grounds for opposition - novelty (yes)
Grounds for opposition - inventive step (yes)
Admittance of documents with statement of grounds of appeal - D13, D14, D16 (yes), D15 (no)
Admittance of submissions and document after Art. 15(1) RPBA communication (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 2350/16
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The opposition is rejected.