T 0426/97 (Water-purification/CIBA) of 14.12.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T042697.19991214
- Date of decision
- 14 December 1999
- Case number
- T 0426/97
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 91911284.7
- IPC class
- C02F 1/54
- 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
- Purification of aqueous liquor
- Applicant name
- Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatments Limited
- Opponent name
- S.N.F.
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes (auxiliary request)
Late-filed document - accepted - 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 13 submitted as second auxiliary request with letter of 12. January 1998 and a description to be adapted.