European Patent Office

T 1549/23 (PTC heating module / Mahle) of 02.10.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T154923.20251002
Date of decision
2 October 2025
Case number
T 1549/23
Online on
12 November 2025
Petition for review of
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Application number
18178212.9
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
PTC HEATING MODULE FOR HEATING A FLUID
Applicant name
Mahle International GmbH
Opponent name
Eberspächer catem GmbH & Co. KG
Board
3.4.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Main Request, Auxiliary Request 1 - novelty (no)
Auxiliary Requests 2, 3 - inventive step (no)
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:

- The decision under appeal is set aside.

- The patent is revoked.