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EPO member states vote for additional term in office for President of the Boards of Appeal
After withdrawal of all appeals, appeal proceedings may not be continued with a third party who intervened during the appeal proceedings.
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EPO member states vote for additional term in office for President of the Boards of Appeal
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).
Covering almost 9 000 decisions, the 11th edition is the definitive guide to BoA case law
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.
The Annual Report 2024 of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office was published today.
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.