European Patent Office

T 0967/23 (Overvoltage protection/OTIS) vom 20.04.2026

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T096723.20260420
Datum der Entscheidung
20. April 2026
Aktenzeichen
T 0967/23
Online am
2. Juli 2026
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
13899570.9
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
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIMITING OVER-VOLTAGE IN POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
Name des Antragstellers
Otis Elevator Company
Name des Einsprechenden
KONE Corporation
Kammer
3.5.01
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 114(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
Schlagwörter
Amendment to appeal case - (not admitted
Amendment to appeal case - new inventive step attack should have been filed during opposition proceedings)
Novelty - (main request
Novelty - yes)
Inventive step - (main request
Inventive step - yes)
Orientierungssatz
The question of whether a fresh ground of opposition has been raised - and, therefore, of whether the agreement of the patentee is required - has to be distinguished from the question of whether there has been an amendment to a party's appeal case. The admissibility of amendments represents a separate, independent issue and is subject to the discretion of the board under Article 114(2) EPC and Articles 12 and 13 RPBA.
Zitierende Akten
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.