T 0495/00 (Gas purification/SINCO) of 29.09.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T049500.20030929
- Date of decision
- 29 September 2003
- Case number
- T 0495/00
- Online on
- 18 May 2004
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93924600.5
- IPC class
- B01D 53/44
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for the purification of inert gases
- Applicant name
- SINCO ENGINEERING S.p.A.
- Opponent name
- 01) Bühler AG
02) Zimmer Aktiengesellschaft - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step: yes - non-obvious alternative process
- 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent with
- the claims as granted,
- description pages 2 and 4 as granted,
- amended description page 3 as filed during the oral proceedings.