European Patent Office

T 1925/10 of 17.12.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T192510.20141217
Date of decision
17 December 2014
Case number
T 1925/10
Petition for review of
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Application number
99850044.1
IPC class
B01D 46/52
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Folded Filter
Applicant name
Camfil AB
Opponent name
W. L. Gore & Associates GmbH
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
Keywords
Main request - inventive step
Main request - no
Late-filed first auxiliary request - clearly allowable
Late-filed first auxiliary request - no
Second auxiliary request - novelty and inventive step
Second auxiliary request - yes
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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the second auxiliary request, filed during oral proceedings on 17 December 2014, and a description and figures to be adapted.