T 1966/17 (Air-drying device/Nabtesco) of 04.07.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T196617.20190704
- Date of decision
- 4 July 2019
- Case number
- T 1966/17
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 10808266.0
- IPC class
- B60T 17/00F16J 15/06B01D 53/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- STRUCTURE FOR AN EXTERNAL COVER OF AN AIR-DRYING DEVICE
- Applicant name
- Nabtesco Automotive Corporation
- Opponent name
- Knorr-Bremse
Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 23(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 139European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Objection of partiality - not admitted
Admissibility of appeal - (yes)
Novelty - main request (no)
Amendments - auxiliary requests 1, 2, 4, 6, 7
Amendments - allowable (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary requests 3 and 5 (no)
Late filed auxiliary request 8 - request clearly allowable (yes)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (no) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1493/20
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 claims of auxiliary request 8 as filed with the letter dated 2 April 2019 and a description to be adapted.