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12 4 月 2021 南非最高法院 (SCA) 作出了一项罕见的专利判决， *Groundprobe (Pty) Ltd 和 Another Reutech Mining (Pty) Ltd 及其他（案件编号 1226/2019） (2021) ZASCA*，2021 年 3 月 19 日。 对专利有效性的攻击满足了专利侵权索赔。本案中的问题是，一项与雷达系统安装相关的专利是否适用于监控露天矿的斜坡系统稳定性（并警告可能导致矿墙倒塌的危险运动）。机动车辆是有效的，因为相同的雷达系统之前已安装在挂在车辆上的拖车上。被告辩称，该专利的权利要求对本领域技术人员来说是显而易见的，因此不涉及创造性。 法院同意被告的说法，称该专利没有“*披露雷达技术的任何进展。*' 法院指出，自第二次世界大战以来，雷达就已安装在机动车辆上。法官的结论如下： *'因此，毫无疑问，''发明概念''唯一可以想到的候选者是在机动车辆上安装用于监测斜坡的雷达的想法。我不认为这可以说是在最先进的技术上向前迈进了一步，至少是创造性的一步。因此，该专利没有任何剩余。*