T 0050/99 of 09.10.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T005099.20021009
- Date of decision
- 9 October 2002
- Case number
- T 0050/99
- Online on
- 18 December 2002
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91308099.0
- IPC class
- F04D 7/04
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Centrifugal pump with sealing means
- Applicant name
- SULZER PUMPEN AG
- Opponent name
- Kvaerner Pulping AB
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 93(d) 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent with the following documents:
Claims: 1 to 14 of the main request filed with letter of 11 September 2002,
Description: columns 1 and 2 as granted, columns 3 and 4 as filed in the oral proceedings, and columns 5 to 7 as granted.
Drawings: Figures 1 to 4 as granted.
3. The contract filed by the appellant as D21 and the translation into English thereof shall be kept in the non-public part of the appeal file.