T 1125/01 (Removing carbon dioxide/KANSAI) of 28.07.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T112501.20040728
- Date of decision
- 28 July 2004
- Case number
- T 1125/01
- Online on
- 18 October 2004
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93103027.4
- IPC class
- B01D 53/14
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method for removing carbon dioxide from combustion exhaust gas
- Applicant name
- THE KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC., et al
- Opponent name
- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes, non-obvious solution to the problem - 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 claims 1 and 2 of the auxiliary request, submitted during the oral proceedings, with the description (and possibly the drawings) to be adapted.