T 0145/93 of 10.11.1993
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T014593.19931110
- Date of decision
- 10 November 1993
- Case number
- T 0145/93
- Online on
- 24 November 1993
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 85200843.2
- IPC class
- B01D 53/04B01D 53/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method for heat and mass exchange operations
- Applicant name
- Lavie, Ram, et al
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 113(2) 1973European Patent Convention R 29(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step- (yes) after amendments
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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 first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
Description:
pages 1, 2, 5 to 7, 7a, 8, and 10 to 16 as originally filed; page 3, 4 and 9 filed with Appellants'letter dated 27 August 1993, with deletion of the text of page 7a, lines 6, 7 and page 9, lines 7 through 17, according to request in same letter; with amendments on page 12, line 15, column 4, (1.25 in place of 6.25) and on page 13, line 19 (-20 in place of 30), in accordance with Appellants'letter dated 22 August 1989;
Claims:
No. 1 filed with Appellant's letter dated 27 August 1993; Nos. 2 to 7 and Nos. 8 to 15, renumbered from Claims 9 to 16 as originally filed and with the last six claims being referenced to Claims 1 to 9, in accordance with the request in same letter;
Drawings:
Sheet 1/4 (Fig.1 and 2) renumbered from Sheet 1/5 filed with Appellants'letter dated 22 August 1989; Sheets 2/4 to 4/4, renumbered from Sheets 3/5 to 5/5 as originally filed with Fig.4a, 4b, 5a, 5b and 6 renumbered 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b and 5.