T 0970/93 du 15.03.1996
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:1996:T097093.19960315
- Date de la décision
- 15 mars 1996
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0970/93
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 86102364.6
- Classe de la CIB
- B21B 1/28B21B 37/00B21B 35/04
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Distribuées aux présidents et aux membres des chambres de recours (B)
- 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
- Continuous multi-stand mill plant for rolling steel plates
- Nom du demandeur
- NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
- Nom de l'opposant
- Siemens AG
SMS Schloemann-Siemag AG - Chambre
- 3.2.01
- Sommaire
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- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 104 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973
- Mots-clés
- Prior use - late filed - substantiation
Novelty - main request - (no)
Costs apportionment - oral proceedings - (yes)
Decision re-appeals - remittal (yes) - Exergue
- I. Allegations based solely on suspicion cannot reasonably be expected to form a valid ground for throwing doubt on the credibility of evidence (reasons point 2.8).
II. When applying the principle of the balance of probabilities in respect of the substantiation of an alleged prior use, it can be reasonably assumed that an essential feature of an industrial plant, which is visited by the public, has been made available to that public (reasons 2.9).
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The respondent's main request is rejected.
3. The case is remitted to the first instance for further prosecution on the basis of the respondent's auxiliary requests 1 to 7 filed during the oral proceedings.
4. Appellant I is ordered to reimburse the respondent's costs incurred as a result of the oral proceedings.