T 0207/95 of 05.03.1997
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1997:T020795.19970305
- Date of decision
- 5 March 1997
- Case number
- T 0207/95
- Online on
- 23 April 1997
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 88112099.2
- IPC class
- B22D 41/08
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A submerged nozzle for steel casting
- Applicant name
- TOSHIBA CERAMICS CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- Didier-Werke AG
- Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes - after amendment)
- 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 decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
Claim 1 as presented during oral proceedings of 5. March 1997,
claims 2 to 9 as granted,
the description as granted with the following amendments:
(a) In column 1, line 16 after "... direction" is added ", said projecting part is provided around the nozzle body."
(b) In column 3, the paragraph in lines 17 to 28 "This object .... smoothly" is replaced by "This object is achieved by a nozzle comprising the features of claim 1.",
drawings as granted.