European Patent Office

T 2875/19 (Wireless fuel-tank sensors in an aircraft/BOEING) of 01.02.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T287519.20220201
Date of decision
1 February 2022
Case number
T 2875/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
14174603.2
IPC class
H04Q 9/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Wireless fuel sensor system and method
Applicant name
The Boeing Company
Opponent name
Airbus Operations Limited(GB) / AIRBUS SAS(FR) / Airbus Operations SAS(FR) / Airbus Operations GmbH (DE) / Airbus Operations SL(ES)
Board
3.5.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011
Keywords
Novelty - requests 0, 0A and auxiliary requests 0B, 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B (no): direct and unambiguous teaching in prior-art document to combine different sections
Inventive step - auxiliary requests 3, 3A, 3B (no): skilled person's common general knowledge
Inventive step - auxiliary requests 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 5B (no): juxtaposition
Admittance of amendment after summons - auxiliary requests 1C to 7C (no): no exceptional circumstances
Remittal (no): no special reasons
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0305/87
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.