European Patent Office

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
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
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.