T 0526/17 (Vacuum cleaning machine/CHRISTY) of 20.02.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T052617.20190220
- Date of decision
- 20 February 2019
- Case number
- T 0526/17
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 04757078.3
- IPC class
- B01D 45/00B01D 46/20B01D 53/06B01D 46/18B01D 46/00B01D 50/00B01D 59/50B01D 41/00B01D 39/00B01D 45/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- AMBIENT AIR BACKFLUSHED FILTER VACUUM
- Applicant name
- Christy, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Black & Decker Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Statement announcing non-attendance at oral proceedings amounts to withdrawal of request for oral proceedings (yes)
Appeal decision - reformatio in peius
Appeal decision - main request and first auxiliary request admissible (no)
Inventive step - second and third auxiliary requests (no) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.