Recently published decisions  2024

Hauptantrag - Änderungen - unzulässige Erweiterung (ja)

Hilfsanträge 1 und 2 - Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (nein)

Hilfsantrag 3 - Beschwerdebegründung - unzureichende Begründung des Antrags

Hilfsantrag 4 - Änderung des Vorbringens - Komplexität der Änderung zu hoch

Basis of decision - text or agreement to text withdrawn by patent proprietor

Basis of decision - patent revoked

Vertretung - mündliche Ausführungen einer Begleitperson

Änderungen - Erweiterung über den Inhalt der Anmeldung in der eingereichten Fassung hinaus (ja)

Spät eingereichte Hilfsanträge - zugelassen (nein)

Clarity - main request (no)

Inventive step - all requests (no)

Examination of own motion

Amendments - added subject-matter (no)

Amendment to case - admissibly raised and maintained (yes)

Amendment to case - amendment within meaning of Art. 12(4) RPBA 2020 (no)

Late-filed objection - after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication

Late-filed objection - exceptional circumstances (no)

Late-filed objection - admitted (no)

Remittal - (yes)

Claims - clarity

Claims - main request (yes)

Main request, auxiliary requests 1 to 3 - inventive step - (no)

Amendment to case - reasons for submitting amendment in appeal proceedings (no)

Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - taken into account (no)

Amendments - allowable (yes)

Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)

Inventive step - (yes)

Stated non-appearance at summoned oral proceedings treated as withdrawal of request for oral proceedings

Reimbursement of appeal fee at 25% (yes)

Sufficiency of disclosure - sole claim request (yes)

Remittal to the examining division on the basis of the sole claim request (yes): novelty and inventive step not yet finally assessed

Inventive step - over the documents relied upon in the decision (yes)

Remittal to the examining division for further prosecution

Reimbursement of appeal fee - (no)