T 0005/89 (Air-cleaning apparatus) of 06.07.1990
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1990:T000589.19900706
- Date of decision
- 6 July 1990
- Case number
- T 0005/89
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 83106922.4
- IPC class
- B01D 53/02F24F 3/16B01D 53/54
- Language of proceedings
- German
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
- Download
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
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- Applicant name
- von Blücher
- Opponent name
- Helsa-Werke h. Sandler GmbH
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
Before issuing a negative decision limited solely to patent proprietor's main request, the Opposition Division must ensure that the proprietor has expressly withdrawn all subordinate requests.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 112(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 58(4) 1973European Patent Convention R 58(5) 1973
- Keywords
- Revocation following objections by the patent proprietor to the text communicated pursuant to Rule 58(4) EPC (justified)
Remittal to the Opposition Division (no)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no) - Catchword
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- Cited 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain European patent No. 0 100 907 in the text pursuant to the Opposition Division's communication under Rule 58(4) EPC dated 28 July 1988.