Recently published decisions 2023
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 2023
Inventive step - controlling information flow based on user's consumption (no
Inventive step - no technical effect)
Disputed common general knowledge
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - first and second auxiliary requests (no)
Novelty - main and auxiliary request (no)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee in full - (no): appeal not allowable and no substantial procedural violation recognisable
Wesentlicher Verfahrensmangel - Zusammensetzung der Einspruchsabteilung
Zurückverweisung - wesentlicher Mangel im Verfahren vor der ersten Instanz (ja)
Rückzahlung der Beschwerdegebühr - entspricht der Billigkeit wegen eines wesentlichen Verfahrensmangels
Amendments - broadening of claim (no)
Oral proceedings - before board of appeal
Oral proceedings - request for oral proceedings
Remittal to the department of first instance
Remittal - (yes)
Neuheit - Hauptantrag (nein)
Zulassung - Hilfsanträge 1, 2, 3a, 4a (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - Hilfsanträge 1, 2, 3a, 4a (nein)
Zulassung - Hilfsanträge 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c (nein)