T 0325/05 (Drag reduction/CORTANA) of 05.02.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T032505.20090205
- Date of decision
- 5 February 2009
- Case number
- T 0325/05
- Online on
- 3 September 2009
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99967724.8
- IPC class
- B01F 1/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method and apparatus for reducing dissipation rate of fluid ejected into boundary layer
- Applicant name
- Cortana Corporation, et al
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter (main request, auxiliary requests I and II): yes
Clarity (main request, auxiliary requests I and II): no
Inventive step (auxiliary request III): yes - no pointer in prior art to use Görtler vortices - Catchword
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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 department of first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of claims 1 to 6 of auxiliary request III, filed during oral proceedings held on 5 February 2009, drawings Figures 1 to 6 as originally filed, and a description to be adapted as far as required.