T 0917/14 of 21.09.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T091714.20180921
- Date of decision
- 21 September 2018
- Case number
- T 0917/14
- Online on
- 19 October 2018
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 03000076.4
- IPC class
- A47L 15/42D06F 39/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A screen filter for a liquid-conducting device, in particular a dishwashing machine
- Applicant name
- WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- Electrolux Rothenburg GmbH Factory and Development
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
- Keywords
- Amendments - deletion of features (yes)
Amendments - auxiliary request
Amendments - intermediate generalization (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Clarity, Sufficiency - auxiliary request (yes) - 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 European patent Nr. 1340448 in amended form, as follows:
Claims:
1-8 of auxiliary request 4, filed during oral proceedings before the Board
Description:
Page 2 as filed during oral proceedings before the Board
Page 3 of the published patent specification
Figures:
1-7 of the published patent specification