T 0493/23 of 17.01.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T049323.20250117
- Date of decision
- 17 January 2025
- Case number
- T 0493/23
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 17851037.6
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- Abstract on Article 087(1) EPC
- Application title
- Threaded joint
- Applicant name
- Nippon Steel Corporation
Vallourec Oil and Gas France - Opponent name
- Hydril Company
- Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 153(5)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 87(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (main request: yes)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (twelfth and thirteenth auxiliary requests: yes)
Priority claim valid (twelfth auxiliary request: no, thirteenth auxiliary request: yes)
Novelty (twelfth auxiliary request: no)
Late-filed objection - admitted (thirteenth auxiliary request: no) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0001/15
- Citing cases
- -
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 as amended on the basis of following documents
- Claims: claims 1-3 filed as auxiliary request 13 on 12 September 2023,
- Description:
- paragraphs 1-11, 13-40, 43-97, 99-111 of the patent specification,
- paragraphs 41, 42 and 98 filed as auxiliary request 11 on 21 July 2022,
- paragraph 12 filed as auxiliary request 13 on 12 September 2023,
- Drawings: sheets 1-9 of the patent specification