T 1195/06 (Carbon sieve membrane/AIR LIQUIDE) of 04.04.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T119506.20080404
- Date of decision
- 4 April 2008
- Case number
- T 1195/06
- Online on
- 28 April 2008
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 98400082.8
- IPC class
- B01D 53/22
- 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
- An improved process for separation and recovery of perfluorocompound gases
- Applicant name
- L'AIR LIQUIDE, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
- Opponent name
- Solvay Fluor GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Substantial procedural violation (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes): technical problem to be formulated taking into account the technical field of application expressly mentioned in the claims - no incentive for trying a known method of separation with expectation of success - Catchword
- See points 3.2. and 3.5 of the reasons.
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The patent is maintained as granted.