T 0018/24 (High Strength 6XXX Aluminum/Novelis) of 30.06.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T001824.20250630
- Date of decision
- 30 June 2025
- Case number
- T 0018/24
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16840352.5
- 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
- METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH STRENGTH 6XXX SERIES ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
- Applicant name
- Novelis Inc.
- Opponent name
- C-Tec Constellium Technology Center / Constellium
Muscle Shoals LLC / Constellium Bowling Green LLC
Arconic Corporation - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (no)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Inventive step - main request, auxiliary requests I to V (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request VI (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 as amended on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request VI filed on 20 April 2023 and a description to be adapted.