T 2488/22 of 18.02.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T248822.20260218
- Date of decision
- 18 February 2026
- Case number
- T 2488/22
- Online on
- 4 May 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10163331.1
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Solar inverter and control method
- Applicant name
- GE Grid Solutions LLC
- Opponent name
- SMA Solar Technology AG
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (yes)
- Catchword
- 1. The description and drawings should be consulted to interpret the claims not only when assessing patentability under Articles 52 to 57 EPC but also when assessing compliance with other requirements of the EPC. Claims must be interpreted in a consistent and uniform manner when assessing compliance with the EPC (Reasons 16).
2. Limiting the claims based on the description and drawings when such limitations are not derivable from the claims' wording would deprive Articles 123(2) EPC and 100(c) EPC from their meaning and purpose (Reasons 20 and 21). - Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.