Recently published decisions 2024
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.
January 2024
Neuheit - Hauptantrag (nein)
Änderung nach Ladung - außergewöhnliche Umstände (ja)
Zurückverweisung - (nein)
Änderungen - unzulässige Erweiterung
Änderungen - Hilfsantrag (nein)
Patentansprüche - Klarheit
Patentansprüche - Hilfsantrag (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - Hilfsantrag (ja)
Divisional application - added subject-matter
Amendments
Remittal
Inventive step (yes)
Remittal for further prosecution (yes)
Additional distinguishing feature put forward at oral proceedings
Amendment of the case (yes) - exceptional circumstances (no) - admitted (no)
Inventive step - (no)
Auxiliary request filed after summons - amendment of the case (yes) - exceptional circumstances (no) - admitted (no)
Inventive step (yes)
Remittal for further prosecution (yes)
Inventive step - (no)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (no)
Grounds for opposition - lack of patentability (no)
Appealed decision - sufficiently reasoned (yes)
Appealed decision - substantial procedural violation (no)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Grounds for opposition - lack of patentability (yes)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary requests 4 and 7 (no)
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - auxiliary request 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 (yes)