T 1486/18 (Scrubbing method/Valmet) of 01.06.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T148618.20210601
- Date of decision
- 1 June 2021
- Case number
- T 1486/18
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 07397015.4
- 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
- A method and an equipment for reducing the sulphur dioxide emissions of a marine engine
- Applicant name
- Valmet Technologies Oy
- Opponent name
- WSL Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbH
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Amendment after summons - taken into account (yes)
Added subject-matter (no)
Novelty - (yes)
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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of claims 1 to 3 of the main request (submitted as auxiliary request 6 on 9 March 2021) and a description to be adapted thereto.