T 0622/98 of 19.04.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T062298.20010419
- Date of decision
- 19 April 2001
- Case number
- T 0622/98
- Online on
- 26 April 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92104620.7
- IPC class
- C21B 13/08
- 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
- Direct reduction process and apparatus
- Applicant name
- ZIA METALLURGICAL PROCESSES, INC
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes) - after amendment
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 grant a patent in accordance with the request of the appellant as follows:
Claims: 1 to 27 as filed on 21 February 2001 with provision that in claim 12 "step (f)" is amended to "step (g)"
Description: pages 1 to 4 as filed on 28 May 1998
page 10 as filed on 21 February 2001
pages 5 to 9 as originally filed
Drawings: sheets 1/4 to 4/4 as originally filed