T 1849/23 of 02.09.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T184923.20250902
- Date of decision
- 2 September 2025
- Case number
- T 1849/23
- Online on
- 29 October 2025
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 15739459.4
- IPC class
- B60T 8/17B60T 8/1755
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- Abstract on Article 069 EPC
- Application title
- ADAPTIVE TRAILER OSCILLATION DETECTION AND STABILITY CONTROL
- Applicant name
- Lippert Components Inc.
- Opponent name
- Alois Kober GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Grounds for opposition - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (no) - Catchword
- Claim construction - broader than possible strict literal reading when the description is taken into consideration (reasons, 1.3)
- Cited cases
- G 0001/24
- Citing cases
- -
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 with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of claim 1 of auxiliary request A with a description to be adapted.