T 1059/98 () of 19.2.2002 | XEPC: EPC and PCT resource

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T105998.20020219

Date of decision:

19 February 2002

Case number:

T 1059/98

Application number:

86102364.6

IPC class:

B21B 37/00
B21B 35/04
B21B 1/28

Language of proceedings:

Distribution:

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 38Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

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 1973 Art 21(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 104
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 112(1)(a)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 113(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 67
European Patent Convention 1973 R 68(2)

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

Catchwords:

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).

Cited decisions:

J 0007/82
J 0012/85
T 0094/84
T 0970/93

Citing decisions:

T 0577/11
T 1273/11
T 0712/13

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t981059eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021