T 1373/23 (ALUMINUM ALLOY PRODUCTS/Arconic) of 03.03.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T137323.20250303
- Date of decision
- 3 March 2025
- Case number
- T 1373/23
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16740893.9
- IPC class
- C22C 21/08C22F 1/05
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- ALUMINUM ALLOY PRODUCTS
- Applicant name
- Arconic Technologies LLC
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Amendment after summons - exercise of discretion
Amendment after summons - taken into account (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 examining division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of claims 1 to 7 of the main request (filed as auxiliary request 11 during oral proceedings before the board), and a description to be adapted.