T 0132/20 of 05.03.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T013220.20210305
- Date of decision
- 5 March 2021
- Case number
- T 0132/20
- Online on
- 10 March 2021
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 14851180.1
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXTERIOR VEHICLE LIGHTS ON MOTORWAYS
- Applicant name
- Gentex Corporation
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)
- Keywords
- Claims - support in the description (yes)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (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 Examining Division with the order to grant a European patent on the basis of the following documents:
- Claims: 1 to 15 of the main request filed with letter dated 3 March 2021;
- Drawings: sheets 1/4 to 4/4 as originally filed; and
- Description: pages 1 to 3, 3a, 4 to 6, 8, 11, 14, 15 filed with letter of 3 March 2021 and pages 7, 9, 10, 12 and 13 as originally filed.