T 1414/24 (Selecting tunnel devices/BRIGHT DATA) of 11.06.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T141424.20260611
- Date of decision
- 11 June 2026
- Case number
- T 1414/24
- Online on
- 30 July 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 20190267.3
- IPC class
- H04L 29/12H04L 29/08
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- METHOD FOR IMPROVING CONTENT FETCHING BY SELECTING TUNNEL DEVICES
- Applicant name
- BRIGHT DATA LTD.
- Opponent name
- oxylabs, UAB
- Board
- 3.5.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 76(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 104(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 108 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(3) (2007)European Patent Convention R 99(2) (2007)
- Keywords
- Divisional application - subject-matter extends beyond the content of the earlier application
Divisional application - main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 3, 3a, 4 to 15, 15a, 16, 17, 17a, 18, 19, 20c-f and 22 to 27 (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary requests 20, 20a1, 20b (no)
Amendments - extension of protection
Amendments - auxiliary requests 21, 21a-f and 28 to 33 (yes)
Admissibility of appeal - appeal sufficiently substantiated (yes)
Apportionment of costs - not equitable - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.
3. The proprietor's request for apportionment of costs is refused.