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    Special Edition to OJ EPO 1998: EPO BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW IN 1997


    Online publication date: 31.07.1998

    EPO BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW IN 1997

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    BOARDS OF APPEAL

    FOREWORD by the Vice-President1
    I. BOARD OF APPEAL ACTIVITIES IN 19972-9
    PART II: BOARD OF APPEAL AND ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW 1997, I. PATENTABILITY10-31
    II. CONDITIONS TO BE MET BY AN APPLICATION32-41
    III. AMENDMENTS41-52
    IV. PRIORITY52-58
    V. RULES COMMON TO ALLPROCEEDINGS – GENERALPRINCIPLES58-82
    VI. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE EPO82-128
    VII. THE EPO ACTING AS PCT AUTHORITY128-129
    VIII. GENERAL ISSUES129-131
    ANNEX 1 - DECISIONS DELIVERED IN 1997 AND DISCUSSED IN THE CASE LAW REPORT FOR 1997132-140
    ANNEX 2 - CITED DECISIONS141-142
    ANNEX 3 - HEADNOTES to DECISIONS delivered in 1997 which have already been published in OJ EPO, or are scheduled for publication143-148
    ANNEX 4 - Referrals to the Enlarged Board of Appeal149

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