European Patent Office

T 0840/17 vom 08.12.2021

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T084017.20211208
Datum der Entscheidung
8. Dezember 2021
Aktenzeichen
T 0840/17
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
08805381.4
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
System and Method for Power Management in a Photovoltaic Installation
Name des Antragstellers
Ingeteam Power Technology, S.A.
Name des Einsprechenden
SMA Solar Technology AG
Kammer
3.5.02
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Schlagwörter
Inventive step - granted claims 1, 8 (no)
Inventive step - granted claim 11 (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - 18th auxiliary request (no)
Amendment after summons - 23rd auxiliary request
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Late-filed facts (objections to claims 8, 11)
Late-filed facts - request could have been filed in first instance proceedings (no)
Late-filed facts - submitted during oral proceedings (objection to claim 11)
Late-filed facts - exceptional circumstances (no)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
T 1841/11
Zitierende Akten
T 1474/23

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 with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the claim of the eighteenth auxiliary request and a description to be adapted.