T 0472/97 (Zeolite/TOSOH) of 05.10.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T047297.20001005
- Date of decision
- 5 October 2000
- Case number
- T 0472/97
- Online on
- 30 November 2000
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91116924.1
- IPC class
- B01J 20/18
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- No OJ links found
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Adsorbent and cleaning method of waste gas containing ketonic organic solvents
- Applicant name
- Tosoh Corporation
- Opponent name
- Degussa-Hüls Aktiengesellschaft
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty, main request - no, auxiliary request - yes
Sufficiency of disclosure - yes, skilled person can interpret and perform the invention in spite of some inconsistencies in the patent in suit - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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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 with claims 1 to 3 of the auxiliary request submitted during oral proceedings and a description to be adapted.