European Patent Office

T 2128/22 (Power Failure Reporting in a Networked Light / Signify Holding) of 12.01.2026

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T212822.20260112
Date of decision
12 January 2026
Case number
T 2128/22
Online on
15 January 2026
Petition for review of
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Application number
12732193.3
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
POWER FAILURE REPORTING IN A NETWORKED LIGHT
Applicant name
Signify Holding B.V.
Opponent name
Schöpf, Patrick
Board
3.4.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
EPC2000 R 081(1) Sentence 1European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)European Patent Convention R 111(2)European Patent Convention R 124(1)European Patent Convention Art 101(3)European Patent Convention Art 113(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(8)
Keywords
Appealed decision - sufficiently reasoned (no)
Appealed decision - substantial procedural violation (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - substantial procedural violation (yes)
Remittal - fundamental deficiency in first-instance proceedings (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 Opposition Division

for further prosecution.

3. The appeal fee is reimbursed in full (Rule 103(1)(a)

EPC).