T 1088/12 (Bioreactor/NALCO COMPANY) of 21.01.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T108812.20150121
- Date of decision
- 21 January 2015
- Case number
- T 1088/12
- Online on
- 4 February 2015
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05254781.7
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A method for improving flux in a membrane bioreactor
- Applicant name
- Nalco Company
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - unexpected improvement shown - Catchword
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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 claims 1 to 4 of the main request, filed with letter dated 28 October 2011, and a description and drawings to be adapted.