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March 2024
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - common general knowledge
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - after amendment
Inventive step - (yes)
Neuheit - Hauptantrag (nein)
Änderung des Beschwerdevorbringens - Hilfsantrag 1a
Änderung des Beschwerdevorbringens - Änderung gibt Anlass zu neuen Einwänden (ja)
Zurückverweisung - besondere Gründe für Zurückverweisung
Zurückverweisung - Hilfsantrag 1
Zurückverweisung - (ja)
Novelty - (yes)
Novelty - after amendment
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - after amendment
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Divisional application - main request
Divisional application - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (yes)
Amendments - main request
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Claims - support in the description (yes)
Claims - conciseness (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious modification
Appeal decision - remittal to the department of first instance (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Primary object of appeal proceedings to review decision
Statement of grounds of appeal - reasons set out clearly and concisely (no)
Amendment to appeal case (yes)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Änderung nach Ladung - berücksichtigt (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (ja)
Kostenverteilung - (nein)
Zulässigkeit der Beschwerde - (ja)
Neuheit - (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (ja)
Decision in written proceedings - (yes): indication of appellant's non-attendance - oral proceedings neither necessary nor appropriate
Inventive step - main and auxiliary requests (no): no credible technical effect over the whole scope claimed