European Patent Office

T 0160/19 (Cleaning equipment/Alfa Laval) of 02.02.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T016019.20220202
Date of decision
2 February 2022
Case number
T 0160/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
10168279.7
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
CLEANING EQUIPMENT FOR GAS SCRUBBER FLUID
Applicant name
Alfa Laval Corporate AB
Opponent name
GEA Mechanical Equipment GmbH
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 025(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - obvious modification
Amendments - auxiliary requests
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Amendments - undisclosed disclaimer
Late-filed request - request identical to request not admitted in first instance proceedings
Late-filed request - admitted (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.