T 1115/09 (Gas purification/UOP) of 14.06.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T111509.20120614
- Date of decision
- 14 June 2012
- Case number
- T 1115/09
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96100518.8
- IPC class
- B01D 53/86
- 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 recycled from reactors for solid state polycondensation of polyester resins
- Applicant name
- UOP Sinco S.r.l.
- Opponent name
- Bühler AG
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Late filed requests (not admissible)
Novelty (Main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 7): no - lower end of claimed range anticipated by upper end of range disclosed in the state of the art - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside
2. The patent is revoked.