T 1029/99 (Ceramic membrane/HOLLAND INDUSTRIAL) of 22.02.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T102999.20060222
- Date of decision
- 22 February 2006
- Case number
- T 1029/99
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 88202577.8
- IPC class
- B01D 71/02
- 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
- Composite ceramic micropermeable membrane, process and apparatus for producing such membrane
- Applicant name
- HOLLAND INDUSTRIAL CERAMICS BV
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Main request, 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th auxiliary requests - admitted into proceedings (no)
3rd auxiliary request - inventive step (no) - Catchword
- No reasons exist to exercise Boards's discretion in favour of allowing requests into the proceedings at a late stage where the requests contain new additional claims, or amended claims where the amendments do not serve to remove a ground of opposition (points 1 to 4, 6 and 7).
- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.