T 0345/99 (Water purification/ANGLIAN WATER) of 27.09.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T034599.20020927
- Date of decision
- 27 September 2002
- Case number
- T 0345/99
- Online on
- 26 November 2002
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91910941.3
- IPC class
- B01D 24/16
- 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
- Filtration apparatus and method
- Applicant name
- ANGLIAN WATER SEVRICES LTD., et al
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes, simplification of known process
- Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the examining division with the order to grant a patent with the claims of Annex I, filed during the oral proceedings, and a description to be adapted.