T 0930/24 (Soil working means/VOLTA ROBOTS) of 11.03.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T093024.20260311
- Date of decision
- 11 March 2026
- Case number
- T 0930/24
- Online on
- 30 April 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 18730872.1
- 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
- METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SOIL WORKING MEANS BASED ON IMAGE PROCESSING AND RELATED SYSTEM
- Applicant name
- Volta Robots S.r.l.
- Opponent name
- Husqvarna AB
Kilburn & Strode LLP - Board
- 3.5.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 100(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(6)European Patent Convention Art 104(1)Decision_President_of the European Patent Office dated 13 November 2025 concerning inspection of files_Art_002Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 016(1)
- Keywords
- Granted patent and auxiliary requests 1 to 10 and 12 to 15 - inventive step (no)
Auxiliary request 11 - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Auxiliary request 16 - error in use of discretion at first instance (no)
Exclusion from file inspection (yes)
Non-disclosure of a letter to the parties (yes)
Apportionment of costs - non-attendance at oral proceedings (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The appeal is dismissed.
2. The appellant shall bear the costs incurred by the respondents in preparing for and participating in the oral proceedings before the board.