T 0376/10 of 29.09.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T037610.20110929
- Date of decision
- 29 September 2011
- Case number
- T 0376/10
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 98124196.1
- IPC class
- H02K 5/22F04D 25/08H02K 5/14
- 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
- An electric fan assembly for vehicle air conditioning systems
- Applicant name
- Denso Thermal Systems S.p.A.
- Opponent name
- Behr GmbH & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Late filed amendments - not admitted (auxiliary request 1a)
Novelty - denied (main auxiliary requests 1 and 3)
Inventive step - denied (auxiliary request 2), approved (auxiliary request 4) - Catchword
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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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of auxiliary request 4, filed with letter of 6 October 2010 as third auxiliary request with claims 1 to 9, and a description and drawings as granted.