Recently published decisions  2025

Oral proceedings held in mixed-mode format

Amendments - correction of the translation of the authentic text

Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)

Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)

Amendments - inescapable trap (yes)

Novelty - (yes)

Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request (yes)

Claims - clarity (yes)

Inventive step

Amendment to case - admissibly raised and maintained (no)

Amendment to case - exercise of discretion

Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - exceptional circumstances (no)

Remittal to the department of first instance

Remittal - fundamental deficiency in first instance proceedings (yes)

Reimbursement of appeal fee - equitable by reason of a substantial procedural violation

Oral proceedings - withdrawal of request for oral proceedings

Exceptions to patentability - mental acts (yes)

Inventive step (no)

Late-filed auxiliary request - added subject-matter (yes) - admittance (no)

Novelty - (yes)

Inventive step - (yes)

Amendment to case - evidence

Amendment to case - amendment admitted (yes)

Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)

Correction of error - (no)

Sufficiency of disclosure - undue burden (yes)

Amendment to case - inventive step objection admissibly raised and maintained (yes)

Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)

Inventive step - closest prior art involving the use of a commercial product

Inventive step - realistic starting point for the invention in view of G 1/23 (yes)

Inventive step - non obvious alternative and non obvious improvement

Novelty - main request

Novelty - public prior use (no)

Inventive step - auxiliary request

Inventive step - non-obvious alternative