T 0019/05 (Tannin concentration/PRORAS) of 15.2.2012

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T001905.20120215
Date of decision: 15 February 2012
Case number: T 0019/05
Application number: 98961103.3
IPC class: B01D 11/02
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Process and plant to extract and concentrate tannins from wood and from other natural products
Applicant name: Proras S.R.L.
Opponent name: Nuova Rivart S.P.A.
Board: 3.3.05
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 52(1)
European Patent Convention Art 54(1)
European Patent Convention Art 54(2)
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords: Availability to the public of relevant technical information (no)
Novelty (yes) - cited documents are not state of the art
Inventive step (yes) - opponent's reasoning based on information not made available to the public
Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:
T 0799/91
T 0037/96
T 1081/01
T 1134/06
Citing decisions:
T 0545/08

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