T 0376/96 of 14.10.1997
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1997:T037696.19971014
- Date of decision
- 14 October 1997
- Case number
- T 0376/96
- Online on
- 5 November 1997
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89903324.5
- IPC class
- B01D 53/22
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for separating higher hydrocarbons from natural or produced gas streams
- Applicant name
- MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, INC., et al
- Opponent name
- SILICA Verfahrenstechnik GmbH
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step: (after amendment) 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 in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
Claims 1 to 9 of the main request filed during the oral proceedings of 14 October 1997, the Description to be adapted and the Figure of the granted patent.