T 2431/10 of 01.10.2014
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T243110.20141001
- Date of decision
- 1 October 2014
- Case number
- T 2431/10
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 04733003.0
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- 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
- METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING WATER
- Applicant name
- STERIS EUROPE INC. SUOMEN SIVULIIKE
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Main request - not admitted
Main request - not clearly allowable
Auxiliary request - admitted- clearly allowable
Auxiliary request - amendments: added subject-matter (no)
Auxiliary request - clarity (yes)
Auxiliary request - novelty (yes)
Auxiliary request - inventive step (yes
Auxiliary request - no reformulation of the problem) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 1634/09
- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision of the examining division 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 the auxiliary request filed during oral proceedings on 1 October 2014, a description to be adapted thereto and Figure 1.