T 0443/90 (Tank header plate connection/MODINE) of 16.09.1992
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1992:T044390.19920916
- Date of decision
- 16 September 1992
- Case number
- T 0443/90
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 85303220.9
- IPC class
- F28F 9/02B23P 11/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Tank header plate connection
- Applicant name
- Modine Manufacturing Company
- Opponent name
- Behr GmbH & Co.
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 104 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request (no), subsidiary request (yes)
Request for apportionement of costs (rejected) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0611/90
- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The main request is rejected.
3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent according to the subsidiary request, i.e. Claims 1 to 3 and description filed on 16 September 1992, and drawings with Figures 1 to 4 according to the patent.
4. The request for awarding costs to the Respondents is rejected.