T 1719/13 (Method for winding a filter media pack/BALDWIN) of 14.11.2017

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T171913.20171114
Date of decision: 14 November 2017
Case number: T 1719/13
Application number: 05798742.2
IPC class: B01D 29/01
B01D 46/24
B01D 46/52
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 394 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WINDING A FILTER MEDIA PACK
Applicant name: Baldwin Filters, Inc.
Opponent name: DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
Board: 3.3.05
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention R 80
European Patent Convention R 99(2)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
European Patent Convention Art 54(1)
European Patent Convention Art 54(2)
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 83
European Patent Convention Art 84
European Patent Convention Art 100(c)
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention Art 123(3)
Keywords: Admissibility of appeal - (yes)
Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (yes)
Late-filed request - addition of dependent claim to request held allowable by the opposition division
Late-filed request - request could have been filed in first instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed request - request amounts to an attempt to tidy up a request held allowable by the opposition division (yes)
Late-filed request - admitted (no)
Request held allowable by the opposition division and corresponding to requesting the dismissal of the opposing party's appeal - no reason to hold inadmissible
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchwords:

Admissibility of request including the addition of a dependent claim to request held allowable by the opposition division (see reasons 3).

Cited decisions:
T 0993/07
Citing decisions:
-

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