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Citation: Supplementary publication 4, OJ EPO 2015, 169
Online publication date: 31.7.2015
ANNEXES

ANNEX 2

Cited decisions

Decisions and opinions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal on referrals

G

2/88

11.12.89

OJ 1990, 93

32, 45, 68, 69

G

3/89

19.11.92

OJ 1993, 117

102

G

1/91

09.12.91

OJ 1992, 253

117

G

9/91

31.03.93

OJ 1993, 408

116, 117, 122, 123, 130, 131, 143

G

10/91

31.03.93

OJ 1993, 420

117, 130, 133, 143

G

2/92

06.07.93

OJ 1993, 591

46, 47, 103

G

4/92

29.10.93

OJ 1994, 149

73

G

1/93

02.02.94

OJ 1994, 451

60, 62

G

7/93

13.05.94

OJ 1994, 775

121

G

10/93

30.11.94

OJ 1995, 172

135, 136

G

2/95

14.05.96

OJ 1996, 555

102

G

4/95

19.02.96

OJ 1996, 412

98, 99, 100

G

2/97

12.11.98

OJ 1999, 123

72

G

3/97

21.01.99

OJ 1999, 245

113, 128

G

4/97

21.01.99

OJ 1999, 270

128

G

2/98

31.05.01

OJ 2001, 413

55, 60

G

1/99

02.04.01

OJ 2001, 381

134

G

3/99

18.02.02

OJ 2002, 347

113

G

1/03

08.04.04

OJ 2004, 413

59

G

1/05

28.06.07

OJ 2008, 271

69, 70, 71

G

1/06

28.06.07

OJ 2008, 307

69, 70, 71

G

2/06

25.11.08

OJ 2009, 306

19, 20

G

2/07

09.12.10

OJ 2012, 130

22

G

1/08

09.12.10

OJ 2012, 206

22

G

2/08

19.02.10

OJ 2010, 456

26

G

1/10

23.07.12

OJ 2013, 194

94, 120, 121

G

2/10

30.08.11

OJ 2012, 376

59, 60

G

1/11

19.03.14

OJ 2014, A122

7, 125

G

1/12

30.04.14

OJ 2014, A114

8, 85, 114, 115, 127, 148

G

2/12

25.03.15

OJ 2015, ***

9, 22, 24, 25

G

1/13

25.11.14

OJ 2015, A42

8, 112, 126, 149

G

2/13

25.03.15

OJ 2015, ***

9, 22, 24, 25

G

1/14

pending

 

9, 146, 147

G

3/14

24.03.15

OJ 2015, ***

8, 116, 117

Decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal on petitions for review

R

2/08

11.09.08

100

R

11/11

14.11.11

145

R

16/12

15.11.13

150

R

18/12

10.12.13

149

R

19/12

25.04.15

10, 11, 88, 90, 91

R

3/13

30.01.14

150

R

5/13

10.02.14

35, 151

R

9/13

10.02.14

35, 151

R

10/13

10.02.14

35, 151

R

11/13

10.02.14

35, 151

R

12/13

10.02.14

35, 151

R

13/13

10.02.14

35, 151

R

18/13

17.03.14

78

R

2/14

17.02.15

10, 90

Decisions of the Legal Board of Appeal

J

3/80

3.1.01

31.01.80

OJ 1980, 92

101

J

5/80

3.1.01

07.07.81

OJ 1981, 343

78

J

8/80

3.1.01

18.07.80

OJ 1980, 293

128

J

21/80

3.1.01

26.02.81

OJ 1981, 101

147

J

16/82

3.1.01

02.03.83

OJ 1983, 262

147

J

4/85

3.1.01

28.02.86

OJ 1986, 205

102, 128

J

19/90

3.1.01

30.04.92

 

129

J

2/92

3.1.01

01.12.92

OJ 1994, 375

128

J

16/93

3.1.01

20.06.95

 

79

J

26/95

3.1.01

13.10.98

OJ 1999, 668

80

J

27/96

3.1.01

16.12.98

 

128

J

6/02

3.1.01

13.05.04

 

128

J

19/03

3.1.01

11.03.05

 

128

J

23/03

3.1.01

13.07.04

 

128

J

19/04

3.1.01

14.07.05

 

79

J

5/06

3.1.01

24.11.06

 

102, 103

J

11/06

3.1.01

18.04.07

 

79

J

1/07

3.1.01

25.07.07

 

79

J

1/12

3.1.01

23.10.13

 

101

J

17/12

3.1.01

13.11.13

 

95

J

22/12

3.1.01

07.11.13

 

109, 124

J

25/12

3.1.01

22.07.14

 

97

J

5/13

3.1.01

17.01.14

 

78

J

15/13

3.1.01

09.05.14

 

95

J

16/13

3.1.01

22.05.14

 

102, 125

J

3/14

3.1.01

08.09.14

 

85

Decisions of the technical boards of appeal

T

152/82

3.3.01

05.09.83

OJ 1984, 301

80

T

2/83

3.3.01

15.03.84

OJ 1984, 265

42

T

204/83

3.3.01

24.06.85

OJ 1985, 310

30

T

176/84

3.2.01

22.11.85

OJ 1986, 50

40

T

25/85

3.3.01

18.12.85

OJ 1986, 81

113

T

219/86

3.2.02

03.07.87

OJ 1988, 254

113

T

390/86

3.3.01

17.11.87

OJ 1989, 30

92

T

301/87

3.3.02

16.02.89

OJ 1990, 335

117, 119

T

227/88

3.3.02

15.12.88

OJ 1990, 292

117

T

472/88

3.3.03

10.10.90

 

118, 119

T

118/89

3.2.03

19.09.90

 

155

T

737/90

3.3.01

09.09.93

 

48

T

435/91

3.3.01

09.03.94

OJ 1995, 188

50

T

472/92

3.3.03

20.11.96

OJ 1998, 161

27

T

492/92

3.3.01

18.01.96

 

49

T

870/92

3.2.05

20.07.99

 

113

T

167/93

3.3.01

03.05.96

OJ 1997, 229

66, 67

T

726/93

3.2.05

01.07.94

OJ 1995, 478

102

T

284/94

3.4.01

25.11.98

OJ 1999, 464

57

T

750/94

3.4.01

01.04.97

OJ 1998, 32

26

T

389/95

3.5.02

15.10.97

 

132, 133

T

1007/95

3.3.03

17.11.98

OJ 1999, 733

133, 134

T

367/96

3.4.02

21.06.01

 

118

T

737/96

3.3.04

09.03.00

 

51

T

315/97

3.4.02

21.06.02

 

43

T

967/97

3.5.01

25.10.01

 

34

T

97/98

3.3.05

21.05.01

OJ 2002, 183

128, 149

T

587/98

3.5.02

12.05.00

OJ 2000, 497

72

T

962/98

3.3.01

15.01.04

 

58

T

1062/98

3.2.06

17.01.02

 

53

T

1072/98

3.3.01

03.06.03

 

145

T

686/99

3.3.01

22.01.03

 

65

T

1049/99

3.3.02

09.11.04

 

30

T

9/00

3.3.02

18.12.01

OJ 2002, 275

71

T

681/00

3.3.01

26.03.03

 

118

T

15/01

3.3.04

17.06.04

OJ 2006, 153

113, 114

T

79/01

3.3.04

25.03.03

 

147

T

540/01

3.3.01

05.11.03

 

145

T

1231/01

3.3.04

14.09.05

 

51

T

326/02

3.3.03

11.05.04

 

118

T

381/02

3.3.03

26.08.04

 

118

T

609/02

3.3.08

27.10.04

 

31

T

645/02

3.3.04

16.07.03

 

51

T

1091/02

3.3.04

23.07.04

OJ 2005,14

113

T

190/03

anonym

18.03.05

OJ 2006, 502

87

T

281/03

anonym

18.03.05

 

87

T

307/03

3.3.07

03.07.07

OJ 2009, 422

72

T

882/03

3.3.09

11.04.06

 

49

T

1012/03

3.3.05

01.12.06

 

75

T

1198/03

3.3.02

23.01.07

 

80

T

5/05

3.3.01

09.11.05

 

54

T

6/05

3.3.10

09.10.07

 

107

T

65/05

3.3.05

17.04.08

 

111

T

425/05

3.3.02

23.05.06

 

107

T

788/05

3.2.02

08.05.07

 

53

T

1119/05

3.3.03

08.01.08

 

121

T

1213/05

3.3.04

27.09.07

 

155

T

1459/05

3.2.03

21.02.08

 

118

T

1557/05

3.4.03

04.05.07

 

130

T

190/06

3.3.09

18.11.08

 

111

T

204/06

3.5.01

21.01.09

 

39

T

339/06

3.2.01

05.12.07

 

141

T

580/06

3.4.01

01.07.08

 

77

T

1063/06

3.3.10

03.02.09

OJ 2009, 516

50

T

1107/06

3.3.04

03.12.08

 

64

T

1134/06

3.2.04

16.01.07

 

26, 27

T

1254/06

3.5.03

08.03.07

 

66

T

1729/06

3.3.04

17.09.14

 

21

T

1784/06

3.5.01

21.09.12

 

41

T

1832/06

3.3.06

16.10.09

 

66

T

273/07

3.2.02

08.01.09

 

111

T

382/07

3.3.04

26.09.08

 

54

T

608/07

3.3.03

27.04.09

 

53

T

656/07

3.2.02

06.05.09

 

118

T

1391/07

3.4.02

07.11.08

 

69, 72

T

1423/07

3.3.02

19.04.10

 

71

T

1437/07

3.3.04

26.10.09

 

31

T

1484/07

3.3.10

13.04.10

 

118

T

1670/07

3.5.01

11.07.13

 

41

T

1855/07

3.2.01

07.09.10

 

118

T

1924/07

3.5.01

22.06.12

 

104

T

21/08

3.2.07

02.09.10

 

34

T

51/08

3.5.05

07.05.09

 

67, 68

T

246/08

3.4.03

14.08.08

 

93

T

358/08

3.2.06

09.07.09

 

129

T

361/08

3.3.08

03.12.09

 

143

T

775/08

3.3.08

01.02.11

 

51

T

1067/08

3.3.09

10.02.11

 

141

T

1382/08

2.4.01

30.03.09

 

125, 126

T

1411/08

3.5.01

06.06.11

 

104

T

1440/08

3.2.08

05.08.10

 

118

T

1997/08

3.2.04

01.07.09

 

93

T

2239/08

3.3.08

10.01.13

 

51

T

144/09

3.2.06

04.05.11

 

145

T

160/09

3.5.06

20.06.12

 

92

T

308/09

3.2.07

09.02.11

 

34

T

379/09

3.3.08

09.06.11

 

141

T

444/09

3.3.05

26.06.14

 

139

T

459/09

3.4.01

13.12.12

 

118

T

468/09

3.2.02

28.09.11

 

67, 68

T

501/09

3.3.04

25.06.13

 

130

T

529/09

3.5.03

10.06.10

 

77

T

533/09

3.4.01

11.02.14

 

44

T

593/09

3.3.09

20.12.11

 

49, 53

T

727/09

3.5.04

06.11.13

 

130

T

836/09

3.5.04

17.02.10

 

77

T

848/09

3.5.03

07.10.11

 

145

T

872/09

3.4.02

08.04.14

 

30, 142

T

936/09

3.2.01

01.03.12

 

145

T

963/09

3.5.07

05.06.14

 

136

T

990/09

3.3.08

03.07.12

 

26

T

1075/09

3.3.04

21.10.13

 

25

T

1207/09

3.4.01

15.05.14

 

92

T

1355/09

3.3.07

10.09.13

 

77

T

1361/09

3.3.10

11.06.13

 

110

T

1367/09

3.4.01

11.12.13

 

73, 135

T

1437/09

3.4.02

28.02.14

 

34

T

1448/09

3.4.01

18.02.14

 

72, 73

T

1457/09

3.3.04

17.01.14

 

31

T

1493/09

3.3.04

01.10.14

 

43

T

1570/09

3.3.02

16.05.14

 

33

T

1616/09

3.3.02

27.08.14

 

51

T

1621/09

3.2.03

22.09.11

 

138

T

1736/09

3.4.03

30.01.14

 

61

T

1764/09

3.4.02

08.01.14

 

37

T

1779/09

3.5.07

21.05.14

 

60

T

1915/09

3.3.01

27.06.13

 

131

T

2045/09

3.3.04

14.05.14

 

128

T

2231/09

3.5.04

23.04.14

 

45

T

2289/09

3.4.03

03.06.14

 

46

T

2339/09

3.2.03

17.11.11

 

26

T

46/10

3.4.03

01.04.14

 

108

T

111/10

3.3.02

24.06.14

 

134

T

216/10

3.3.05

21.01.14

 

138

T

241/10

3.5.04

07.05.14

 

138

T

273/10

3.3.05

12.09.11

 

58

T

286/10

3.5.06

21.05.14

 

26

T

333/10

3.5.04

17.07.14

 

104

T

407/10

3.3.06

26.09.12

 

65

T

430/10

3.3.05

28.02.14

 

52

T

495/10

3.3.09

03.07.12

 

141

T

521/10

3.5.05

05.09.13

 

48

T

571/10

3.3.07

03.06.14

 

54

T

607/10

3.4.03

10.04.14

 

137

T

632/10

3.5.06

06.12.13

 

37

T

657/10

3.3.08

19.12.13

 

51

T

999/10

3.3.09

19.06.12

 

61

T

1100/10

3.3.08

18.03.14

 

154

T

1289/10

3.5.06

13.04.11

 

147

T

1488/10

3.4.03

25.09.14

 

29

T

1535/10

3.2.03

13.05.11

 

147

T

1551/10

3.5.03

18.10.13

 

113

T

1616/10

3.2.06

04.12.13

 

142

T

1635/10

3.2.07

02.04.14

 

76

T

1732/10

3.2.07

19.12.13

 

139, 141

T

1941/10

3.2.07

17.12.13

 

138

T

2106/10

3.3.04

04.02.14

 

147

T

2210/10

3.2.02

15.09.11

 

147

T

2221/10

3.3.08

04.02.14

 

19

T

2299/10

3.5.05

31.03.14

 

103

T

2461/10

3.3.08

26.03.14

 

70

T

2534/10

3.2.04

23.04.12

 

74

T

49/11

3.3.09

25.03.14

 

87

T

280/11

3.2.01

01.07.14

 

146

T

287/11

3.3.10

01.04.14

 

61

T

407/11

3.5.05

10.04.14

 

39

T

493/11

3.2.07

03.12.13

 

110

T

531/11

3.2.06

28.11.14

 

107

T

657/11

3.3.09

08.11.13

 

120

T

786/11

3.5.05

12.06.14

 

106

T

937/11

3.3.02

14.01.14

 

144

T

1028/11

3.2.04

05.03.14

 

81

T

1222/11

3.3.07

04.12.12

 

55

T

1269/11

3.2.01

17.09.14

 

114

T

1400/11

3.2.07

03.07.14

 

142

T

1458/11

3.3.05

23.10.14

 

99

T

1574/11

3.2.04

19.03.14

 

135

T

1644/11

3.3.05

04.04.14

 

57

T

1760/11

3.3.01

16.11.12

 

34, 35

T

1910/11

3.5.05

04.06.14

 

40

T

1919/11

3.3.02

15.05.13

 

64

T

1979/11

3.3.09

28.06.13

 

134

T

2035/11

3.5.07

25.07.14

 

41

T

2084/11

3.3.06

15.01.14

 

66

T

2244/11

3.3.01

05.03.14

 

146

T

2334/11

3.4.02

24.05.12

 

105, 106

T

2403/11

3.3.09

30.04.14

 

48

T

2485/11

3.3.01

15.01.14

 

144

T

2599/11

3.2.05

26.11.13

 

143

T

30/12

3.2.01

26.09.14

 

83

T

37/12

3.2.01

02.10.14

 

77

T

74/12

3.3.05

25.02.14

 

129

T

86/12

3.2.08

24.04.14

 

81

T

158/12

3.2.06

25.10.13

 

103

T

373/12

3.2.08

02.04.14

OJ 2014, A115

116

T

405/12

3.2.01

05.06.14

 

94

T

408/12

3.2.07

19.12.12

 

43

T

419/12

3.3.05

14.10.14

 

48, 141

T

544/12

3.3.09

22.11.13

 

49, 121

T

598/12

3.3.02

05.11.13

 

56

T

616/12

3.2.06

23.01.14

 

115

T

691/12

3.2.03

21.01.14

 

139

T

764/12

3.3.09

18.02.14

 

42

T

879/12

3.3.08

27.08.14

 

33, 69

T

1142/12

3.3.03

08.04.14

 

75

T

1343/12

3.3.06

10.10.14

 

136

T

1674/12

3.2.04

10.10.13

 

74, 86

T

1697/12

3.3.09

18.09.14

 

49, 144

T

1780/12

3.3.04

30.01.14

 

32, 68, 69

T

1799/12

3.2.07

26.03.14

 

65

T

1836/12

3.2.07

05.03.14

 

140

T

1869/12

3.2.07

13.12.13

 

94

T

1933/12

3.2.08

21.02.14

 

53

T

2017/12

3.5.06

24.02.14

OJ 2014, A76

80

T

2357/12

3.3.05

28.11.13

 

84, 108

T

2449/12

3.2.08

28.10.14

 

122

T

8/13

3.2.06

10.12.13

 

83, 98

T

25/13

3.2.08

20.11.14

 

36

T

27/13

3.2.07

29.01.14

 

133

T

395/13

3.5.02

12.11.14

 

132

T

405/13

3.4.02

09.04.14

 

42

T

558/13

3.5.04

04.11.13

 

62

T

620/13

3.2.04

22.05.14

 

128

T

895/13

3.3.04

28.03.14

 

123

T

899/13

3.5.04

29.01.14

 

132

T

1125/13

3.3.04

28.03.14

 

124

T

1155/13

3.2.02

07.05.14

 

67

T

1441/13

3.3.08

09.09.14

 

20, 58

T

1553/13

3.2.06

20.02.14

OJ 2014, A84

146

T

1765/13

3.3.05

24.04.14

 

70

T

1766/13

3.3.05

17.04.14

 

70

T

1961/13

3.5.07

16.09.14

 

28

T

2317/13

3.3.04

14.04.14

 

79

T

2352/13

3.2.01

04.03.14

 

93

Decisions of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal

D

5/86

29.02.88

OJ 1989, 210

154

D

11/91

14.09.94

OJ 1995, 721

154

D

7/05

17.07.06

OJ 2007, 378

154

D

38/05

03.04.07

 

153

D

4/06

29.11.06

 

153

D

8/08

19.12.08

 

154

D

9/08

19.12.08

 

154

D

3/14

01.09.14

 

152

 

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