| BOARDS OF APPEAL |
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| FOREWORD by the Vice-President | 1 | PDF | |
| I. BOARD OF APPEAL ACTIVITIES IN 1997 | 2-9 | PDF | |
| PART II: BOARD OF APPEAL AND ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW 1997, I. PATENTABILITY | 10-31 | PDF | |
| II. CONDITIONS TO BE MET BY AN APPLICATION | 32-41 | PDF | |
| III. AMENDMENTS | 41-52 | PDF | |
| IV. PRIORITY | 52-58 | PDF | |
| V. RULES COMMON TO ALLPROCEEDINGS – GENERALPRINCIPLES | 58-82 | PDF | |
| VI. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE EPO | 82-128 | PDF | |
| VII. THE EPO ACTING AS PCT AUTHORITY | 128-129 | PDF | |
| VIII. GENERAL ISSUES | 129-131 | PDF | |
| ANNEX 1 DECISIONS DELIVERED IN 1997 AND DISCUSSED IN THE CASE LAW REPORT FOR 1997 | 132-140 | PDF | |
| ANNEX 2 CITED DECISIONS | 141-142 | PDF | |
| ANNEX 3 HEADNOTES to DECISIONS delivered in 1997 which have already been published in OJ EPO, or are scheduled for publication | 143-148 | PDF | |
| ANNEX 4 Referrals to the Enlarged Board of Appeal | 149 | PDF | |
