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Publications

Dive into the essentials of decisions of the Boards of Appeal in the case law publications and explore other key topics in dedicated reports.

Case law publications

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Case Law of the Boards of Appeal

A must-have resource for patent professionals, the triennial “Case Law of the Boards of Appeal” publication is organised by topic and contains summaries of over 8 000 of the most significant Boards of Appeal decisions.

The HTML version is updated quarterly with abstracts or catchwords of selected notable new decisions in the sidebar of the relevant sections.

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Abstracts of decisions

"Abstracts of decisions" is a collection of summaries of key aspects of selected Boards of Appeal decisions, published monthly and organised by legal provision.

Abstracts are uploaded quarterly in the "New decisions" sidebar of the relevant sections in the online HTML version of the "Case Law of the Boards of Appeal" publication.

 

Institutional publications

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Annual reports of the Boards of Appeal

The annual reports provide information and detailed statistics on the Boards of Appeal.

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Quality-focused decision making

This paper outlines the most important factors which contribute to the quality of appeal decisions. It describes the essential elements a board should consider in its procedures and in the drafting of its written decisions. Approaches for ensuring quality are also discussed.