T 1898/20 (Method and server for providing air fare availabilities/SKYSCANNER) of 05.12.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T189820.20231205
- Date of decision
- 5 December 2023
- Case number
- T 1898/20
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 14777114.1
- IPC class
- G06Q 30/02G06Q 30/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- METHOD AND SERVER FOR PROVIDING FARE AVAILABILITIES, SUCH AS AIR FARE AVAILABILITIES
- Applicant name
- Skyscanner
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011
- Keywords
- Inventive step - inappropriate notorious features
Inventive step - no admitted prior art under the EPC
Inventive step - claim requires an additional search to obtain the appropriate prior art
Appeal decision - remittal to the department of first instance (yes) - Catchword
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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 for resumption of examination proceedings, including a search, based on the main request filed on 24 April 2020.