European Patent Office

T 1241/18 of 11.11.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T124118.20211111
Date of decision
11 November 2021
Case number
T 1241/18
Online on
29 November 2021
Petition for review of
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Application number
10751689.0
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Breaker failure protection of HVDC circuit breakers
Applicant name
ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG
Opponent name
General Electric Technology GmbH
Board
3.5.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention R 99(2)European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)
Keywords
Admissibility of appeal - Appeal sufficiently substantiated (yes)
Inventive step - Main request (no)
Auxiliary requests filed with the statement of grounds of appeal - Sufficiently substantiated (no)
Appeal decision - Remittal to the department of first instance (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 2759/17T 1913/21

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.