T 1383/06 (Oil filter/PUROLATOR) of 14.10.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T138306.20081014
- Date of decision
- 14 October 2008
- Case number
- T 1383/06
- Online on
- 11 December 2008
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 00952733.4
- IPC class
- B01D 29/21
- 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
- Oil filter with center tube having a built-in snap
- Applicant name
- Purolator Products NA, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Filtrauto
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (main request) no - obvious combination
Inventive step (auxiliary request): yes - non obvious combination - 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of claims 1 to 8 according to the auxiliary request filed at the oral proceedings and a description to be adapted.