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
- -
- Application number
- 86102364.6
- IPC class
- B21B 1/28B21B 37/00B21B 35/04
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- 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
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 104 1973European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 21(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973European Patent Convention R 68(2) 1973
- 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.