Recently published decisions 2021
All board of appeal decisions released for publication in the last three months are shown in the list below (newest first). The website checks for new decisions daily and updates the list accordingly. For full lists per year, please access the subpages.
December 2021
Angefochtene Entscheidung - ausreichend begründet (ja)
Wesentlicher Verfahrensmangel (nein)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (nein)
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Amendment to appeal case - suitability of amendment to resolve issues raised (yes)
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - first auxiliary request (yes)
Admissibility of first auxiliary request - (yes)
Late-filed evidence of prior use
Late-filed evidence - admitted (no)
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - obvious solution
Right to be heard - opportunity to comment (yes)
Remittal - (no)
Late-filed request - admitted (no)
Late-filed request - request clearly allowable (no)
Grounds for opposition - Novelty and inventive step in view of the same document
Grounds for opposition - linked grounds (yes)
Discretionary decision of opposition division reverted (yes)
Late-filed facts and evidence
Late-filed facts - considered (yes)
Auxiliary request submitted after summons - considered (yes)
Inventive step - all requests (no)
Appealed decision - sufficiently reasoned (no)
Right to be heard - violation (yes)
Remittal - fundamental deficiency in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - equitable by reason of a substantial procedural violation
Basis of decision - agreement to text of the patent withdrawn by patent proprietor
Basis of decision - patent revoked
Angefochtene Entscheidung - ausreichend begründet (ja)
Angefochtene Entscheidung - wesentlicher Verfahrensmangel (nein)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (nein)