European Patent Office

T 2623/17 of 18.01.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T262317.20220118
Date of decision
18 January 2022
Case number
T 2623/17
Petition for review of
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Application number
09779737.7
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Dielectric Insulation Medium
Applicant name
ABB Schweiz AG
Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG
Opponent name
3M Innovative Properties Company
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Board
3.5.02
Headnote
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Keywords
Novelty - (no)
Novelty - claim directed to the use of a component of a gaseous mixture, not of the mixture itself
Inventive Step - (yes) - third auxiliary request
Admissibility - could be left undecided
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of claims 1 to 32 of the third auxiliary request, filed with the letter of 22 November 2021 and a description to be adapted.