T 0227/10 of 06.09.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T022710.20120906
- Date of decision
- 6 September 2012
- Case number
- T 0227/10
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01917675.9
- IPC class
- B01D 9/02C07D 319/12B01D 9/00
- 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 of refining cyclic ester/KUREHA KAGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant name
- Kureha Corporation
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Main and auxiliary requests 1-4 - Inventive step (no) - obvious alternative
Auxiliary request 5 - Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0106/84
- 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 department of the first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of auxiliary request 5 (claims 1-5) as filed during oral proceedings on 6 September 2012 and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.