T 1139/21 (System for storing energy in the form of methane/KRAJETE) of 28.11.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T113921.20231128
- Date of decision
- 28 November 2023
- Case number
- T 1139/21
- Online on
- 24 April 2024
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 12704710.8
- IPC class
- C10L 3/08C12M 1/107C12P 5/02
- 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
- System and method for storing energy in the form of methane
- Applicant name
- Krajete GmbH
- Opponent name
- MicrobEnergy GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
- Keywords
- Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (no)
Late-filed request - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (yes) - 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 on the basis of
claims 1 to 7 according to auxiliary request 5 filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal and the corresponding adapted description and drawings also filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal.