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
- IPC class
- B04B 5/12B01D 45/14
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- 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- REINZ-Dichtungs-GmbH (opposition withdrawn)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.