T 0157/97 (Ionizing fluids/IBBOTT) of 18.03.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T015797.19980318
- Date of decision
- 18 March 1998
- Case number
- T 0157/97
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 91303888.1
- IPC class
- C02F 1/48
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method and apparatus for ionizing fluids utilizing a capacitive effect
- Applicant name
- Ibbott, Jack Kenneth
- Opponent name
- Ion Enterprises Ltd
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - interpretation of general technical terms
Inventive step - Catchword
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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 maintain the patent with claims 1 to 12 as submitted during the oral proceedings as the third auxiliary request, and a description to be adapted.