T 0171/21 (precipitation hardening martensitic steel/Hitachi Metals) of 05.09.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T017121.20230905
- Date of decision
- 5 September 2023
- Case number
- T 0171/21
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 13842588.9
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- PRECIPITATION HARDENING TYPE MARTENSITIC STEEL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME
- Applicant name
- Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Uddeholms AB
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)
- Keywords
- Amendments - allowable (yes)
Amendments - broadening of scope of protection (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - ground not considered
Novelty - (yes), implicit disclosure not proven
Inventive step - (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (no) - Catchword
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.