T 2323/15 (Lime thickening/Andritz) of 24.01.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T232315.20190124
- Date of decision
- 24 January 2019
- Case number
- T 2323/15
- Online on
- 8 May 2019
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05817677.7
- IPC class
- B01D 33/21D21C 11/04D21C 11/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THICKENING LIME MUD IN A DISC FILTER
- Applicant name
- Andritz Oy
- Opponent name
- Valmet AB
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes)
Late-filed request - submitted shortly before oral proceedings
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Late-filed document - admitted (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited 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 patent in amended form on the basis of the claims of the main request, filed as auxiliary request 9 with letter of 11 December 2018, and a description to be adapted.