European Patent Office

T 2420/18 of 31.01.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T242018.20220131
Date of decision
31 January 2022
Case number
T 2420/18
Online on
23 May 2022
Petition for review of
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Application number
08878650.4
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
System and method for protection in power installations
Applicant name
Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
Opponent name
SMA Solar Technology AG
Board
3.5.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Amendments - main request
Amendments - auxiliary request 1
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Amendments - auxiliary request 6
Amendments - broadening of claim (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 6
Inventive step - (yes)
Late-filed request - auxiliary requests 2 to 5 could have been filed in first instance proceedings (yes)
Catchword
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeals are dismissed.