European Patent Office

T 0562/12 du 08.01.2016

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T056212.20160108
Date de la décision
8 janvier 2016
Numéro de l'affaire
T 0562/12
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
04729213.1
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Non distribuées (D)
Téléchargement
Décision en anglais
Versions JO
Aucun lien JO trouvé
Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
HOT PRESS FORMED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
Nom du demandeur
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd.
Nom de l'opposant
Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
Chambre
3.2.07
Sommaire
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Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Mots-clés
Novelty - main request and first to fourth auxiliary requests (no)
Novelty - fifth auxiliary request (yes)
Third auxiliary request - admitted (yes)
Late-filed fifth auxiliary request - admitted (yes)
Inventive step - fifth auxiliary request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - fifth auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - fifth auxiliary request
Amendments - clarity (yes)
Amendments - added-subject-matter (no)
Exergue
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Affaires citantes
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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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 4 according to the fifth auxiliary request filed with letter dated 8 December 2015 as well as amended pages 4 and 11 of the description as filed during the oral proceedings on 8 January 2016 and pages 3 and 5 to 10 of the description as filed on 23 November 2011 and figures 1 and 2 as granted.