European Patent Office

T 0424/23 vom 12.03.2026

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T042423.20260312
Datum der Entscheidung
12. März 2026
Aktenzeichen
T 0424/23
Online am
10. Juni 2026
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
16745726.6
IPC-Klasse
G01M 17/007
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
APPARATUS TO SIMULATE DRIVING A LAND VEHICLE
Name des Antragstellers
VI-grade GmbH
Name des Einsprechenden
McLaren Racing Limited
Kammer
3.4.03
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)
Schlagwörter
Grounds for opposition - lack of novelty (no)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Grounds for opposition - lack of inventive step (no)
Patent maintained as granted
Remittal to the department of first instance
Remittal - (no)
Orientierungssatz
In the context of the problem-solution-approach, the document to be combined with the closest prior art does not need to state explicitly that it solves the objective technical problem for it to be considered by the skilled person. It suffices that the skilled person is able to recognise that it does so, once the combination document has been found by the skilled person. However, the skilled person still needs a reason to take such a document into consideration (see points 16 to 18 of the Reasons).
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is maintained as granted.