T 0303/13 (Cartridge/WABCO) of 29.10.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T030313.20151029
- Date of decision
- 29 October 2015
- Case number
- T 0303/13
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 04733842.1
- IPC class
- B01D 53/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Air dryer cartridge
- Applicant name
- WABCO GmbH
- Opponent name
- Knorr-Bremse
Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main, first, second and third auxiliary requests (no)
Amendments - fourth and fifth auxiliary requests
Amendments - added subject-matter in dependent claims (yes)
Admissibility of new requests filed with the grounds of appeal (yes)
Inventive step - sixth auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0602/18
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of claims 1 to 5 of auxiliary request 6, filed with the letter dated 26 April 2013, and the description and figures to be adapted.