T 0412/24 (Cloud-based analytics/SIEMENS) of 25.07.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T041224.20250725
- Date of decision
- 25 July 2025
- Case number
- T 0412/24
- Online on
- 14 October 2025
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 19000421.8
- IPC class
- G05B 19/042G05B 19/05
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- Abstract on Article 134 EPC
- Application title
- Industrial controller and method configured to control an industrial activity
- Applicant name
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Opponent name
- Cabinet Nübold
Festo SE & Co. KG - Board
- 3.5.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 76(2)(a)European Patent Convention R 76(2)(d)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of first opposition - (yes): no "circumvention of the law by abuse of process"
Added subject-matter - main request and 3rd to 9th auxiliary requests (yes): unallowable intermediate generalisation
Inventive step - main request and 1st auxiliary request (no)
Clarity - 2nd and 10th to 12th auxiliary requests (no) - Catchword
- As to the different objectives of legal representation under the EPC and the UPCA, see point 2.2.10 of the Reasons.
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.