T 1000/20 of 16.06.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T100020.20230616
- Date of decision
- 16 June 2023
- Case number
- T 1000/20
- Online on
- 18 July 2023
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09170439.5
- IPC class
- B60H 1/32
- 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
- Air conditioning system for a car
- Applicant name
- Valeo Klimasysteme GmbH
- Opponent name
- MAHLE Behr GmbH & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 54
- Keywords
- main request (novelty: no)
auxiliary request 3 (inventive step: 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 Opposition Division with the
order to maintain the patent with the claims 1 to 11
according to the auxiliary request III filed with the
statement of grounds of appeal and a description to be
adapted where appropriate.