T 1983/23 (Filter Elements/DONALDSON) of 15.10.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T198323.20251015
- Date of decision
- 15 October 2025
- Case number
- T 1983/23
- Online on
- 4 December 2025
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 17817599.8
- IPC class
- B01D 46/00B01D 50/00B01D 46/24
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- FILTER ELEMENTS, AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF USE AND ASSEMBLY
- Applicant name
- Donaldson Company, Inc.
- Opponent name
- MANN + HUMMEL GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Amendments - main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 15
Amendments - allowable (no)
Novelty - auxiliary requests 16 and 17 (no)
Auxiliary requests 18 to 31 - admissibly raised and maintained (yes)
Remittal - (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 for further prosecution.