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Oral proceedings are audio recorded so that we can use AI to minute the proceedings, see Article 1(1...
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AI-assisted minuting of oral proceedings
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No. Rule 124(1) EPC lays down that the minutes of oral proceedings are written minutes containing...
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The audio recording of oral proceedings is used to generate a transcript of the proceedings. This...
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No. We will not make the audio recording, or a transcript thereof, available to the parties to...
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No. Under Article 1(1) of OJ EPO 2025, A32, it is at our discretion to decide whether to make an...
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No. Parties to proceedings, their representatives and members of the public attending oral...
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Article 116(3) EPC stipulates that oral proceedings before the Receiving Section, the examining...
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Since the audio recording is deleted as soon as the minutes of oral proceedings are issued, it...
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The audio recording of oral proceedings is in line with the data protection obligations based on our...