https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/news/press-communique-22-june-2021-decision-g-419-enlarged-board-appeal
Press Communiqué of 22 June 2021 on decision G 4/19 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued decision G 4/19 (Double patenting) today, in which it held that a European patent application can be refused by reason of the prohibition on double patenting.