T 1033/24 (New manufacturing route for intermediate product/ARCELORMITTAL) of 28.04.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T103324.20260428
- Date of decision
- 28 April 2026
- Case number
- T 1033/24
- Online on
- 2 July 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 18839716.0
- IPC class
- G05B 19/418
- 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
- METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A MANUFACTURING OF A GROUP OF FINAL METAL PRODUCT(S) FROM A GROUP OF INTERMEDIATE METAL PRODUCT(S), RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND INSTALLATION
- Applicant name
- ArcelorMittal
- Opponent name
- SMS group GmbH
- Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 100(a)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request 1 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 2 (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The patent is maintained on the basis of the set of claims of auxiliary request 2.
2. The appeals of the opponent and the patent proprietor are dismissed.