European Patent Office

T 0493/23 du 17.01.2025

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T049323.20250117
Date de la décision
17 janvier 2025
Numéro de l'affaire
T 0493/23
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
17851037.6
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
Résumé de Article 087(1) EPC
Titre de la demande
Threaded joint
Nom du demandeur
Nippon Steel Corporation
Vallourec Oil and Gas France
Nom de l'opposant
Hydril Company
Chambre
3.2.05
Sommaire
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Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 153(5)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 87(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Mots-clés
Amendments - added subject-matter (main request: yes)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (twelfth and thirteenth auxiliary requests: yes)
Priority claim valid (twelfth auxiliary request: no, thirteenth auxiliary request: yes)
Novelty (twelfth auxiliary request: no)
Late-filed objection - admitted (thirteenth auxiliary request: no)
Exergue
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Affaires citées
G 0001/15
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 as amended on the basis of following documents

- Claims: claims 1-3 filed as auxiliary request 13 on 12 September 2023,

- Description:

- paragraphs 1-11, 13-40, 43-97, 99-111 of the patent specification,

- paragraphs 41, 42 and 98 filed as auxiliary request 11 on 21 July 2022,

- paragraph 12 filed as auxiliary request 13 on 12 September 2023,

- Drawings: sheets 1-9 of the patent specification