T 0533/17 (Methods for separating compounds/Waters Technologies) of 16.10.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T053317.20201016
- Date of decision
- 16 October 2020
- Case number
- T 0533/17
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 06718965.4
- IPC class
- B01D 15/32G01N 30/46B01D 15/30
- 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
- METHODS FOR SEPARATING COMPOUNDS
- Applicant name
- Waters Technologies Corporation
- Opponent name
- Agilent Technologies, Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 83 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)
- Keywords
- Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative
Inventive step - ex post facto analysis
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0003/14
- Citing cases
- -
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 auxiliary request 1 filed on 18 October 2016 and a description to be adapted accordingly.