T 0146/24 of 11.09.2025

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T014624.20250911
Date of decision: 11 September 2025
Case number: T 0146/24
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 17843525.1
IPC class: C22C 38/08 C21D 8/02 C22C 38/28 C22C 38/58 C22C 38/04 C22C 38/02 B23K 11/20 B23K 11/00 C22C 38/38 C22C 38/06 C22C 38/16 C22C 38/00 C23C 2/00 C22C 38/26 C22C 38/12 C21D 6/00 B23K 11/16 B23K 11/11 C22C 38/14 B32B 15/01
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: No distribution (D)
Download: Decision in English
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Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: AUTOMOBILE MEMBER HAVING RESISTANCE WELD
Applicant name: JFE Steel Corporation
Opponent name: ArcelorMittal
Board: 3.2.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 54 European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords: Grounds for opposition - lack of patentability (no)
Grounds for opposition - fresh ground for opposition (yes)
Grounds for opposition - admitted (no)
Grounds for opposition - discretion of opposition division
Grounds for opposition - correct exercise of the discretion (yes)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Late submitted material - document admitted by first instance (no)
Late submitted material - correct exercise of discretion (yes)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: G 0007/93 T 0640/91 T 0727/00 T 2273/10 T 0948/13 T 1621/16 T 0025/24
Citing cases: -

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.