9.1.3 Art. 11 RPBA 2007

Under the old Art. 11 RPBA 2007, the boards were to remit a case to the department of first instance if fundamental deficiencies were apparent in the first-instance proceedings, unless special reasons presented themselves for doing otherwise.

A summary of decisions handed down pursuant to Art. 11 RPBA 2007 can be found in the CLB, 9th edn. 2019, V.A.7. The factors considered by the boards when deciding whether to remit a case included procedural economy (9th edn. 2019, V.A.7.3), non-examined patentability issues (9th edn. 2019, V.A.7.4), new submissions filed on appeal (9th edn. 2019, V.A.7.5), substantial amendments to claims (9th edn. 2019, V.A.7.6) and fundamental deficiencies in the first-instance proceedings (9th edn. 2019, V.A.7.7).