T 0576/12 () of 9.1.2015

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T057612.20150109
Date of decision: 09 January 2015
Case number: T 0576/12
Application number: 05803807.6
IPC class: B60H 1/00
F04D 19/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 440 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: A VENTILATING SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
Applicant name: SPAL Automotive S.r.l.
Opponent name: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
Board: 3.2.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 111(1)
European Patent Convention Art 106(1)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords: Prohibition of reformatio in peius - (no)
Res judicata - withdrawal of opponent's appeal (no)
Admittance of a document not admitted before the Opposition Division - (yes)
Remittal to the department of first instance - (no)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Auxiliary request 1 already admitted by the Opposition Division - correct exercise of discretion (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 1 (no)
Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:
G 0007/91
G 0008/91
G 0009/92
G 0004/93
T 0327/92
T 1066/92
T 0167/93
T 0401/95
T 0583/95
T 0100/01
T 0149/02
T 0240/04
T 1690/08
T 1969/08
T 0162/09
T 0996/12
Citing decisions:
T 1626/11

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t120576eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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