T 0774/96 of 20.01.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T077496.19980120
- Date of decision
- 20 January 1998
- Case number
- T 0774/96
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 90117204.9
- IPC class
- F17C 9/02B29D 30/06F17C 7/04
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- High pressure gas supply system
- Applicant name
- Praxair Technology, Inc
- Opponent name
- L'Air Liquide, S.A.
Linde Aktiengesellschaft, Wiesbaden - Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
Period of more than 50 years between the publication date of the closest prior art document and the filing date of the patent in suit regarded as a further secondary indicator of inventive step - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0123/97
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 maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of claims 1 to 11 and description submitted at the oral proceedings together with drawing as granted.