European Patent Office

T 2861/19 of 10.01.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T286119.20220110
Date of decision
10 January 2022
Case number
T 2861/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
09798210.2
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
CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR
Applicant name
Alfa Laval Corporate AB
Opponent name
REINZ-Dichtungs-GmbH (opposition withdrawn)
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 113European Patent Convention Art 116European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(8)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 015(8)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 024Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 025(1)
Keywords
Novelty - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 1 (yes)
Inventive step - ex post facto analysis
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1365/15
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 with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:

Claims 1 to 12 of auxiliary request 1

filed with the statement of grounds of appeal dated 19 December 2019.