European Patent Office

T 0588/22 (Access decision evaluation for building automation and control systems/SIGNIFY HOLDING) of 28.05.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T058822.20250528
Date of decision
28 May 2025
Case number
T 0588/22
Petition for review of
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Application number
13715758.2
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESS DECISION EVALUATION FOR BUILDING AUTOMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Applicant name
Signify Holding B.V.
Opponent name
Molnia, David
Board
3.5.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 139Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
Keywords
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - (yes)
Amendment to appeal case - taken into account (yes)
Correction of error in document(s) - (yes)
Catchword
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The decision under appeal is set aside. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

Description:

Paragraphs 2 to 18, 20 to 28 and 33 to 77 of the patent specification and paragraphs 1 and 19, filed with the letter of 14 February 2025.

Claims:

No. 1 to 8 according to auxiliary request 5, received during oral proceedings before the board of appeal on 28 May 2025.

Drawings:

Figures 1 to 6 of the patent specification.