T 0646/22 of 21.01.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T064622.20250121
- Date of decision
- 21 January 2025
- Case number
- T 0646/22
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 11178341.1
- IPC class
- G08B 21/18G08B 5/36H05K 7/14
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- Abstract on Article 056 EPC
- Application title
- Input/output circuits and devices having physically corresponding status indicators
- Applicant name
- Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Festo SE & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (no)
Grounds for opposition - lack of patentability (no)
Grounds for opposition - novelty (yes), inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- The objective technical problem formulated in the context of the problem-solution approach should stem from a technical effect the distinguishing features provide to the claimed invention with respect to the closest prior art and not from a possible improvement of the prior art itself (see Reasons 4.5.1).
- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1632/22
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is maintained as granted.