T 1402/23 (DRYING COMPRESSED GAS/Ingersoll-Rand Industrial) of 21.02.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T140223.20250221
- Date of decision
- 21 February 2025
- Case number
- T 1402/23
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 14807741.5
- IPC class
- B01D 53/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRYING COMPRESSED GAS
- Applicant name
- Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S., Inc.
- Opponent name
- Atlas Copco Airpower N.V.
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- 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 013(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (no)
Amendment to case - amendment overcomes objection (no)
Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - exceptional circumstances (no) - 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 on the basis of auxiliary request 3 submitted with the reply to the appeal, and the description to be adapted.