Oral proceedings in cases G 1/22 and G 2/22 ("Entitlement to priority") before the Enlarged Board of Appeal

The description is to be adapted if a requirement of the EPC is not complied with because of an inconsistency between the claims and the description.

New referral about claim interpretation now pending under G 1/26 (Coated steel strips).

The oral proceedings in case G 1/25 (“Hydroponics”) before the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal will be held on 8 May 2026.

After withdrawal of all appeals, appeal proceedings may not be continued with a third party who intervened during the appeal proceedings.

New referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal on the need to adapt the description to amended claims, pending under: G 1/25 (Hydroponics).

A product put on the market cannot be excluded from the state of the art only because its composition or internal structure cannot be reproduced.

The description and drawings must always be consulted to interpret the claims when assessing the patentability of an invention.

Mailbox de l’OEB dans les procédures devant la Grande Chambre de recours

The oral proceedings in case G 1/23 (“Solar cell”) before the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal will be held on 
12 March 2025.

The oral proceedings in case G 1/24 (“Heated aerosol”) before the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal will be held on 28 March 2025.

New referral to the Enlarged Board on the status of an intervener now pending under G 2/24 (“Skin cleanser”).

Les mesures prises par les chambres de recours pour réglementer la tenue des procédures orales sont abrogées avec effet au 1er février 2023. 

The German Federal Constitutional Court today published its decision on several constitutional complaints.

La Grande Chambre de recours de l'OEB a prévu de tenir une procédure orale publique relative à l'affaire G 1/21 le 28 mai 2021. 

La Grande Chambre de recours a convoqué les parties dans l'affaire G 1/21 pour une procédure orale le 28 mai 2021 par vidéoconférence.