T 1115/09 (Gas purification/UOP) of 14.6.2012

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T111509.20120614
Date of decision: 14 June 2012
Case number: T 1115/09
Application number: 96100518.8
IPC class: B01D 53/86
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 76 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Process for the purification of inert gases recycled from reactors for solid state polycondensation of polyester resins
Applicant name: UOP Sinco S.r.l.
Opponent name: Bühler AG
Board: 3.3.05
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 54(1)
European Patent Convention Art 54(3)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords: Late filed requests (not admissible)
Novelty (Main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 7): no - lower end of claimed range anticipated by upper end of range disclosed in the state of the art
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
T 0240/95
T 0730/01
Citing decisions:
T 1008/11
T 0423/12

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t091115eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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