European Patent Office

T 1165/19 (Multiphase filter/Holingsworth) of 27.09.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T116519.20210927
Date of decision
27 September 2021
Case number
T 1165/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
09752519.0
IPC class
B01D 39/16
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
MULTI-PHASE FILTER MEDIUM
Applicant name
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE COMPANY
Opponent name
Ahlstrom Filtration LLC
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 83 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)European Patent Convention R 139 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2) (2020)
Keywords
Late-filed evidence - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Claims - lack of clarity no ground for opposition
Novelty - public prior use
Novelty - burden of proof
Correction of error - (yes)
Correction of error - immediately evident that nothing else could have been intended (no)
Catchword
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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 opposition division for further prosecution.