T 0114/19 of 11.02.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T011419.20220211
- Date of decision
- 11 February 2022
- Case number
- T 0114/19
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 13198883.4
- IPC class
- F28F 9/00F28D 9/00F28F 9/007
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- 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
- Plate heat exchanger with mounting flange
- Applicant name
- Alfa Laval Corporate AB
- Opponent name
- Mahle International GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Novelty - (yes)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - ex post facto analysis
Inventive step - problem and solution approach
Inventive step - common general knowledge
Inventive step - non-obvious modification
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.