Recently published decisions
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.
May 2025
Appealed decision - sufficiently reasoned (no)
Appealed decision - remittal to the department of first instance (yes)
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Amendment to case - amendment admitted (yes)
Patent as granted (main request) and auxiliary requests 1 to 7 - amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Auxiliary request 8 - amendments - broadening of claim (yes)
Auxiliary requests 9 and 10 - not admitted - error in use of discretion at first instance (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - proof of the claimed therapeutic effect
Sufficiency of disclosure - post-published evidence
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - reasonable expectation of success (no)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request (yes)
Appealed decision - substantial procedural violation (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (yes)
Remittal - special reasons for remitting the case (yes)
Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary request (yes)
Admission of new documents (Yes)
All requests - Inventive step (No)
Remittal to the opposition division (No)