Recently published decisions 2022
All board of appeal decisions released for publication in the last three months are shown in the list below (newest first). The website checks for new decisions daily and updates the list accordingly. For full lists per year, please access the subpages.
December 2022
Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary requests (no)
Claims - clarity in opposition appeal proceedings
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary requests (no)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Substantial procedural violation (no)
Admissibility of opposition - (yes)
Opponent identifiable
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Late-filed request - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
Late-filed request - admitted (no)
Novelty - main request (no)
Remittal - (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary requests (no)
Amendment to appeal case - amendment gives rise to new objections (yes)
Filing of Notice of Appeal via Web-form filing, sufficient time for informing appellant
Principles of legitimate expectations and of good faith
Inventive step - main request (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary request 1 to 4 (no)
Hauptantrag: Neuheit (nein)
Hilfsantrag 1: Neuheit (nein)
Hilfsantrag 2: Patentansprüche - Klarheit (nein)
Hilfsanträge 3-9: Ermessen Vorbringen nicht zuzulassen - Voraussetzungen des Art. 12 (3) VOBK 2020 erfüllt (nein)
Divisional application - main request
Divisional application - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (yes)
Divisional application - new auxiliary request
Divisional application - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (no)
Divisional application - after amendment
Admissibility - late filed new auxiliary request (yes)
Remittal - special reasons for remittal
Remittal - remittal to the department of first instance (yes)
Inventive step - (no)
Amendment to appeal case - amendment gives rise to new objections (yes)
Amendment after summons - cogent reasons (no)