T 0563/96 of 15.05.1997
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1997:T056396.19970515
- Date of decision
- 15 May 1997
- Case number
- T 0563/96
- Online on
- 13 June 1997
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92200933.7
- IPC class
- B01D 24/42B01D 24/24
- 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
- Cap for underdrains in gravity filters
- Applicant name
- F. B. LEOPOLD COMPANY, Inc.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- After amendment (second auxiliary request)
Unallowable extension of subject-matter - (no)
Clarity - (yes)
Inventive step - (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 Examining Division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
Claims: Nos. 1 to 6 annexed to the official communication of the Board dated 22. October 1996 and accepted as second auxiliary request by the appellant with his letter dated 22 April 1997;
Description: Pages 1 to 4 and 6 to 15 as originally filed; Page 5 filed with applicant's (appellant's) letter of 5 September 1994; with the words "the characterizing part of", on page 5, lines 30 to 32, to be deleted, and the words "at least one conduit", on page 9, lines 2 to 5, to be replaced by "at least three conduits"; and
Drawings: Sheets 1/3 to 3/3 as originally filed.