T 0859/17 of 26.10.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T085917.20221026
- Date of decision
- 26 October 2022
- Case number
- T 0859/17
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 03002915.1
- IPC class
- F17C 7/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- System and method for dispensing pressurized gas
- Applicant name
- AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
- Opponent name
- L'AIR LIQUIDE, Société Anonyme pour L'étude et L'exploitation des procédés Georges Claude
- Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Amendments - main request
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Late-filed evidence - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
Late-filed evidence - admitted (no) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1063/23
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 as amended with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:
Claims 1 to 16 of the main request filed with the statement of grounds of appeal dated 6 July 2017.