T 0037/96 (Digester/BELOIT) of 07.02.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T003796.20000207
- Date of decision
- 7 February 2000
- Case number
- T 0037/96
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 90915864.4
- IPC class
- D21C 7/14
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- 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
- Method and apparatus to displace spent liquors in a digester
- Applicant name
- BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Opponent name
- Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau Gesellschaft m.b.H.
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Public prior use and public availability of written disclosure - not proven
Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is maintained as granted.