T 0486/97 of 31.05.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T048697.20010531
- Date of decision
- 31 May 2001
- Case number
- T 0486/97
- Online on
- 20 July 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91108835.9
- IPC class
- B01D 53/04
- 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
- Improved air separation pressure swing adsorption process
- Applicant name
- PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Opponent name
- Bayer AG Konzernbereich RP Patente und Lizenzen
The BOC Group plc
L'AIR LIQUIDE, S.A. pour l'étude et l'exploitation des procédés
Georges Claude
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (no): obvious combination of prior art teachings with expected results
- Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.