European Patent Office

T 1059/98 of 19.02.2002

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T105998.20020219
Date of decision
19 February 2002
Case number
T 1059/98
Petition for review of
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Application number
86102364.6
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
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
Continuous multi-stand mill plant for rolling steel plates
Applicant name
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Opponent name
Siemens AG
SMS Schloemann-Siemag AG
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step (yes)
Substantial procedural violation (no)
Referral of a question to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (refused)
Competence for apportionment of costs in connection with the oral proceedings before the first instance
Catchword
A Board of Appeal is not competent to consider and decide upon a request for apportionment of costs incurred in respect of oral proceedings held before the opposition division unless a decision on this request has been taken by the opposition division (following decision J 0012/85, OJ EPO 1986, 155).

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The appeals are dismissed.

2. The request of appellant I for reimbursement of the appeal fee and the request of the respondent for apportionment of costs are rejected.