T 0011/25 of 21.04.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T001125.20260421
- Date of decision
- 21 April 2026
- Case number
- T 0011/25
- Online on
- 13 May 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 17709048.7
- IPC class
- B62D 13/06B62D 15/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- METHODS FOR ASSISTING AUTOMATIC UNCOUPLING/COUPLING OF A TRAILER
- Applicant name
- Volvo Truck Corporation
- Opponent name
- Scania CV AB
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Grounds for opposition - fresh ground for opposition (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0010/91
- 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 as amended in the following version:
Description of the patent as granted with paragraph [0007] replaced by amended paragraph [0007] received during oral proceedings.
Claims 1 to 19 according to auxiliary request 1 filed with the reply.
Drawings of the patent specification.