T 1178/10 of 10.10.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T117810.20121010
- Date of decision
- 10 October 2012
- Case number
- T 1178/10
- Online on
- 30 November 2012
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01660135.3
- IPC class
- F01N 3/08
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- 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
- System and method for purifying exhaust gases
- Applicant name
- ECOCAT OY
- Opponent name
- Emitec Gesellschaft für Emissionstechnologie mbH
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the European patent with the following documents:
Description: Pages 2,3,3A,4-9 as filed during oral proceedings on 10 October 2012;
Claims: 1-12 as filed during oral proceedings on 10 October 2012 wherein claim 1 is corrected so as to replace the first recitation of "characterised in that" with "wherein";
Drawings: Figs. 1-9 as granted.