European Patent Office

T 2174/19 of 10.04.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T217419.20240410
Date of decision
10 April 2024
Case number
T 2174/19
Online on
10 May 2024
Petition for review of
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Application number
13710537.5
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
APPARATUS TO SIMULATE DRIVING A LAND VÉHICLE
Applicant name
VI-grade GmbH
Opponent name
McLaren Racing Limited
Board
3.4.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request (yes)
Novelty - main request and first auxiliary request (no)
Inventive step - second auxiliary request (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

Claims: Nos. 1 to 9 of auxiliary request 2 filed during the oral proceedings of 10 April 2024

Description: Pages 2 to 6 filed during the oral proceedings of 10 April 2024

Drawings: Pages 10 to 16 of the patent specification