Oral proceedings in cases G 1/22 and G 2/22 ("Entitlement to priority") before the Enlarged Board of Appeal

The oral proceedings in case G 1/25 (“Hydroponics”) before the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal will be held on 8 May 2026.

After withdrawal of all appeals, appeal proceedings may not be continued with a third party who intervened during the appeal proceedings.

New referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal on the need to adapt the description to amended claims, pending under: G 1/25 (Hydroponics).

A product put on the market cannot be excluded from the state of the art only because its composition or internal structure cannot be reproduced.

The description and drawings must always be consulted to interpret the claims when assessing the patentability of an invention.

EPA-Mailbox im Verfahren vor der Großen Beschwerdekammer

The oral proceedings in case G 1/23 (“Solar cell”) before the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal will be held on 
12 March 2025.

The oral proceedings in case G 1/24 (“Heated aerosol”) before the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal will be held on 28 March 2025.

New referral to the Enlarged Board on the status of an intervener now pending under G 2/24 (“Skin cleanser”).

The German Federal Constitutional Court today published its decision on several constitutional complaints.

Die Große Beschwerdekammer des EPA hat für den 28. Mai 2021 eine öffentliche mündliche Verhandlung in der Sache G 1/21 anberaumt.

Die Große Beschwerdekammer hat die Beteiligten in der Sache G 1/21 zu einer mündlichen Verhandlung am 28. Mai 2021 per Videokonferenz geladen.