T 0424/23 du 12.03.2026
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T042423.20260312
- Date de la décision
- 12 mars 2026
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0424/23
- En ligne le
- 10 juin 2026
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 16745726.6
- Classe de la CIB
- G01M 17/007
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Non distribuées (D)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- Versions JO
- Aucun lien JO trouvé
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
- APPARATUS TO SIMULATE DRIVING A LAND VEHICLE
- Nom du demandeur
- VI-grade GmbH
- Nom de l'opposant
- McLaren Racing Limited
- Chambre
- 3.4.03
- Sommaire
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- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)
- Mots-clés
- Grounds for opposition - lack of novelty (no)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Grounds for opposition - lack of inventive step (no)
Patent maintained as granted
Remittal to the department of first instance
Remittal - (no) - Exergue
- In the context of the problem-solution-approach, the document to be combined with the closest prior art does not need to state explicitly that it solves the objective technical problem for it to be considered by the skilled person. It suffices that the skilled person is able to recognise that it does so, once the combination document has been found by the skilled person. However, the skilled person still needs a reason to take such a document into consideration (see points 16 to 18 of the Reasons).
- Affaires citées
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- Affaires citantes
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is maintained as granted.