T 2186/12 of 21.01.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T218612.20160121
- Date of decision
- 21 January 2016
- Case number
- T 2186/12
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01906687.7
- IPC class
- C01B 3/38B01J 12/00B01J 8/02
- 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
- METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING ENHANCED PRODUCTION RATE OF THERMAL CHEMICAL REACTIONS
- Applicant name
- BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
- Opponent name
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der
angewandten Forschung e.V. - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Late filed request - admitted (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Amendments - broadening of claim (no)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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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 maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of claims 1 to 7 of the main request, which corresponds to the former third auxiliary request filed with the letter dated 20 November 2015, pages 9 and 10 of the description as amended during the oral proceedings, with the entire description and the figures to be adapted as necessary.