T 0847/24 of 25.03.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T084724.20260325
- Date of decision
- 25 March 2026
- Case number
- T 0847/24
- Online on
- 28 May 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 13818995.6
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- IMPLANT AND GUIDE FOR MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
- Applicant name
- Materialise NV
- Opponent name
- Lorenz Seidler Gossel
Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB - Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 64(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 69(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(3) (2007)EPC2000 Prot Interpretation Article 69 undefinedRPBA 2020 Art 012(4)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - non-technical distinguishing feature
Inventive step - main request and auxiliary requests 2 to 4 (no)
Extent of protection - protection conferred by Article 64(2) EPC
Extent of protection - extension of protection conferred
Extent of protection - auxiliary request 1 (yes) - Catchword
- If a granted claim defines a computer-implemented method for configuring a physical object which, when carried out, merely results in data representing that physical object, and not in the object itself, amending the claim such that it additionally includes the step of manufacturing the physical object so configured is, in view of Article 64(2) EPC, not allowable under Article 123(3) EPC (Reasons 6).
- Cited cases
- G 0002/88G 0001/04G 0003/14G 0001/16G 0001/19G 0001/24T 0867/05T 0547/08T 1635/09T 1791/16T 0970/17T 0312/19T 1473/19T 0367/20T 0177/22T 0439/22T 1345/23T 0837/24
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.