T 0984/12 (Hydrophilizing PES membranes /3M) of 11.12.2014
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T098412.20141211
- Date of decision
- 11 December 2014
- Case number
- T 0984/12
- Online on
- 3 March 2015
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05810468.8
- IPC class
- B01D 67/00B01D 69/02B01D 71/68
- 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 FOR PREPARING HYDROPHILIC POLYETHERSULFONE MEMBRANE
- Applicant name
- 3M Innovative Properties Company
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 114(2)
- Keywords
- Auxiliary requests filed at the oral proceedings - Admissibility (yes)
Clarity (Main request and 1**(st)
Auxiliary Request) - no
Inventive step (2**(nd)
Auxiliary Request) - 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 Department of first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
Claims: claims 1 to 6 of the 2nd auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings,
Description:
- amended pages 10 and 11 of the description filed during the oral proceedings,
- pages 1 to 9 and 12 to 26 of the description as originally filed,
to be adapted where appropriate,
Drawings: drawing pages 1/3 to 3/3 as originally filed.