https://www.epo.org/en/case-law-appeals/organisation/eba/decisions-sorted-number

Decisions sorted by number

G 1/24 "Heated aerosol"
DecisionAs published in the OJSubject matterDate of publicationReferralReferring Board’s final decisionProcedural documents
G 1/24 "Heated aerosol"18.06.2025Referring Board's decision  

Amicus curiae briefs


Submission byDated
D.X. Thomas28 October 2024 
Greenwoods Legal LLP 4 November 2024
Peter H. van Deursen7 November 2024
Patentanwaltskammer13 November 2024
Richardt Patentanwälte14 November 2024
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)13 November 2024 
Bayer AG 14 November 2024 
The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)14 November 2024 
Ericsson14 November 2024 
Michael David Snodin14 November 2024 
Bundesverband Deutscher Patentanwälte e.V. 14 November 2024
IP Federation14 November 2024
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH13 November 2024
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)14 November 2024
Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH15 November 2024
UNION-IP 14 November 2024
Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle (CNCPI)15 November 2024
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI) 15 November 2024
Peter de Lange15 November 2024
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)15 November 2024
Siemens AG Österreich15 November 2024
European Patent Litigators Association (EPLIT) 15 November 2024
Siemens AG 15 November 2024
Alessandro Cossu 15 November 2024
Matthew Blaseby and Derk Visser15 November 2024
BASF SE 15 November 2024
International federation of intellectual property attorneys (FICPI)19 November 2024
Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)20 November 2024
G 1/23 “Solar cell”
DecisionAs published in the OJSubject matterDate of publicationReferralReferring Board’s final decisionProcedural documents
G 1/23 “Solar cell”02.07.2025Referring Board's decision  

Amicus curiae briefs


Submission byDated
Patentanwaltskammer14 December 2023 
Michael Fischer8 December 2023 
 Siemens AG30 November 2023 
International association for the protection of intellectual property (AIPPI)30 November 2023
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)30 November 2023 
International federation of intellectual property attorneys (FICPI) 30 November 2023 
Elion30 November 2023 
Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi) 30 November 2023 
Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle (CNCPI)29 November 2023 
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH29 November 2023 
Peter de Lange29 November 2023 
Dr. Berthold Lux29 November 2023 
Peter H. van Deursen8 November 2023
Roel van Woudenberg 10 July 2023
G 2/22 "Entitlement to priority"

G 2/22     2024,A50     “Entitlement to priority"     10.10.2023

Referring Board's decision


Amicus curiae briefs

Submission byDated
Maiwald (PDF, 536 KB)12 April 2022
Vossius Part 1 (PDF, 18 MB)14 April 2022
Vossius Part 2 (PDF, 15 MB)14 April 2022
Vossius Part 3 (PDF, 4.1 MB)14 April 2022
Nokia Technologies Oy (PDF, 20 MB)12 July 2022
George W. Schlich (PDF, 215 KB)18 July 2022
Boehringer Ingelheim (PDF, 7 MB)28.07.2022
The Broad Institute, inc. (PDF, 22MB)28 July 2022
Peter de Lange (PDF, 213 KB)28 July 2022
IP Federation (PDF, 237 KB)28 July 2022
Grund IP Group (PDF, 723 KB)29 July 2022
EFPIA (PDF, 903KB)29 July 2022
IPO (PDF, 226 KB)29 July 2022
König-Szynka-Tilmann-von Renesse (PDF, 406 KB)29 July 2022
CIPA (PDF, 221 KB)29 July 2022
G 1/22 "Entitlement to priority"

G 1/22     2024, A50     “Entitlement to priority"     10.10.2023

Referring Board's decision


Amicus curiae briefs

Submission byDated
Maiwald (PDF, 536 KB)12 April 2022
Vossius Part 1 (PDF, 18 MB)14 April 2022
Vossius Part 2 (PDF, 15 MB)14 April 2022
Vossius Part 3 (PDF, 4.1 MB)14 April 2022
Nokia Technologies Oy (PDF, 20 MB)12 July 2022
George W. Schlich (PDF, 215 KB)18 July 2022
Boehringer Ingelheim (PDF, 7 MB)28.07.2022
The Broad Institute, inc. (PDF, 22 MB)28 July 2022
Peter de Lange (PDF, 213 KB)28 July 2022
IP Federation (PDF, 237 KB)28 July 2022
Grund IP Group (PDF, 723 KB)29 July 2022
EFPIA (PDF, 903KB)29 July 2022
IPO (PDF, 226 KB)29 July 2022
König-Szynka-Tilmann-von Renesse (PDF, 406 KB)29 July 2022
CIPA (PDF, 221 KB)29 July 2022
G 2/21 "Reliance on a purported technical effect for inventive step (plausibility)"
G 2/212023, A85"Reliance on a purported technical effect for inventive step (plausibility)"23.3.2023

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission byDated
Fredrik Carlsson (PDF, 47 KB)10 December 2021
Hans-Rainer Jaenichen (PDF, 826 KB)11 January 2022
Kolja Wihstutz (PDF, 754 KB)2 March 2022
Peter H. van Deursen (PDF, 551 KB)22 March 2022
Edgar Wunder (PDF, 17 KB)17 March 2022
FICPI (PDF, 332 KB)19 April 2022
Bayer AG (PDF, 275 KB)20 April 2022
epi (PDF, 303 KB)22 April 2022
EPLIT (PDF, 148 KB)26 April 2022
Peter de Lange (PDF, 168 KB)28 April 2022
AIPPI (PDF, 229 KB)28 April 2022
Medicines for Europe (PDF, 246 KB) 29 April 2022
Patentanwaltskammer (PDF, 396 KB)29 April 2022
UK BioIndustry Association (BIA) (PDF, 157)29 April 2022
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH (PDF, 2MB)29 April 2022
CNCPI (PDF, 220 KB)29 April 2022
EFPIA (PDF, 384 KB)29 April 2022
BASF (PDF, 177 KB)29 April 2022
IP Federation (PDF, 95 KB)29 April 2022
CIPA (PDF, 79 KB)29 April 2022
G 1/21  "Oral proceedings by videoconference"
G 1/212022, A49"oral proceedings by videoconference"16.7.2021

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission byDated
Swiss Association of European and Swiss Patent Attorneys (VESPA) (2 MB)8 April 2021
epi (5 MB)12 April 2021
BAYER (242 KB)13 April 2021
A. Schauinsland (123 KB)15 April 2021
Christian Menges (72 KB)16 April 2021
SIEMENS (711 KB)19 April 2021
BASF SE (114 KB)19 April 2021
Medicines for Europe (217 KB)20 April 2021
Philips International B.V. (168 KB)21 April 2021
VPP (667 KB)21 April 2021
Association des Praticiens Européens des Brevets (APEB) (694 KB)21 April 2021
Cabinet Grosset-Fournier & Demachy (131 KB)22 April 2021
VDA (Verband der Automobilindustrie) (2 MB)22 April 2021
FEMIPI (711 KB)23 April 2021
REPI (Réseau Entreprises - Propriété Intellectuelle) (257 KB)23 April 2021
Bundesverband deutscher Patentanwälte e.V. (BDPA) (594 KB)25 April 2021
Patentanwaltskammer (566 KB)27 April 2021
Plasseraud IP (538 KB)26 April 2021
Hoffmann-La-Roche AG (3 MB)26 April 2021
Maiwald /Hoffmann Eitle /Cohausz & Florack /Dr U. Kinkeldey /Boehmert & Boehmert /Vossius /Grünecker (2 MB)26 April 2021
Laine IP Oy (113 KB)26 April 2021
epi (777 KB)26 April 2021
IP Ability (212 KB)26 April 2021
Julian Cockbain (81 KB)26 April 2021
Saint-Gobain Group (176 KB)27 April 2021
Murgitroyd (104 KB)27 April 2021
The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) (104 KB)27 April 2021
Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH (655 KB)27 April 2021
Michael David Snodin (282 KB)27 April 2021
Jürgen Schmidtchen (609 KB)27 April 2021
VCI / VDMA / ZVEI (168 KB)27 April 2021
European Patent Litigators Association (EPLIT) (262 KB)27 April 2021
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH (464 KB)27 April 2021
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) (279 KB)27 April 2021
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP (201 KB)27 April 2021
FICPI (262 KB)April 27 2021
IP Federation (276 KB)27 April 2021
Dr Francesco Paolo Vatti (113 KB)27 April 2021
IK-IP Ltd (250 KB)27 April 2021
Ericsson (193 KB)27 April 2021
Claus Beckmann (563 KB)27 April 2021
Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle (CNCPI) (274 KB)27 April 2021
epi (2 MB)27 April 2021
Philip Morris Products SA (5 MB)27 April 2021
ReadyOpponentOne (52 KB)27 April 202
UNION-IP (206 KB)27 April 2021
Downing IP Ltd (267 KB)28 April 2021
G 4/19  "Double patenting"
G 4/192022,A24"Double patenting"22.06.2021

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission byDated
Philips International B.V. (170 KB)16 January 2020
FICPI (348 KB)14 June 2020
Roel van Woudenberg (3 MB)1 September 2020
The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) (117 KB)11 September 2020
SIEMENS (165 KB)16 September 2020
Schiweck Weinzierl Koch Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB (114 KB)21 September 2020
Grzegorz Wesela-Bauman (467 KB)24 September 2020
Tanja Pintsch (PDF 87)25 September 2020
Stefan Féaux de Lacroix (PDF 126 KB)25 September 2020
Peter de Lange (183 KB)28 September 2020
Phillips & Leigh (439 KB)28 September 2020
epi (2 MB)29 September 2020
Ericsson (1 MB)29 September 2020
FEMIPI (169 KB)1 October 2020
Eric Cogniat (688 KB)1 October 2020
AIPPI (241 KB)1 October 2020
Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (CNCPI) (165 KB)30 September 2020
G 3/19  "Article 164(2) EPC / Pepper"
G 3/192020, A119"Article 164(2) EPC / Pepper"14.5.2020

Referral pursuant to Art. 112(1)(b) EPC by the president of the European Patent Office – “Article 164(2) EPC / Pepper" 

Procedural documents

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission byDated
KSVR, Patentanwälte (1 MB) – dated 24 May 2019
Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) (256 MB)22 May 2019
Dirk Peter (62 KB)17 August 2019
Elisabeth Albrecht (35 KB)4 September 2019
Written statements filed by 23052 natural persons via "Umweltinstitut München e.V." (Status: 1 October 2019)
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) (739 KB)16 September 2019
Bundesregierung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (291 KB)10 September 2019
German Plant Breeders' Association (BDP) (490 KB)17 September 2019
Eric Alasdair Kennington (86 KB)18 September 2019
Euroseeds (669 KB)20 September 2019
Maximilian Haedicke (502 KB)23 September 2019
Roel van Woudenberg (591 KB)23 September 2019
Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (937 KB)20 September 2019
L.J. Steenbeek (145 KB)24 September 2019
Julian Cockbain (59 KB)24 September 2019
KSVR, Patentanwälte (348 KB)24 September 2019
Office belge de la Propriété Intellectuelle (4 MB)24 September 2019
FICPI (411 KB)25 September 2019
Austrian Patent Office (303 KB)26 September 2019
FEMIPI (211 KB)26 September 2019
Patent Office of the Republic of Poland (175 KB)26 September 2019
The Kingdom of the Netherlands (266 KB)26 September 2019
IP Federation (211 KB)27 September 2019
VPP e.V. (134 KB)27 September 2019
Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI) (7MB)27 September 2019
No patents on seeds! (137 KB)30 September 2019
Statement signed by 49 organizations and 2.725 individuals (678 KB)30 September 2019
Peter de Lange (316 KB)30 September 2019
The Danish Government (661 KB)30 September 2019
Axel Metzger, Herbert Zech and Charlotte Vollenberg (402 KB)30 September 2019
Fritz Dolder (360 KB)30 September 2019
epi (141 KB)30 September 2019
Plantum (6 MB)30 September 2019
CropLife International and the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) (104 KB)30 September 2019
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) (423 KB)30 September 2019
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) (504 KB)30 September 2019
Thomas Leconte (1 MB)1 October 2019
International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) (385 KB)1 October 2019
Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (CNCPI) (556 KB)1 October 2019
European Union (2 MB)1 October 2019
Olaf Malek (3 MB)21 October 2019
G 2/19  "Recht auf mündliche Verhandlung bei ersichtlich unzulässiger Beschwerde und rechtliches Gehör am richtigen Ort"
G 2/192020, A87  Recht auf mündliche Verhandlung bei ersichtlich unzulässiger Beschwerde und rechtliches Gehör am richtigen Ort 16.7.2019

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission byDated
Peter de Lange (594 KB)24 June 2019
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) (196 KB)28 June 2019
epi (793 KB)1 July 2019
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) (456 KB)2 July 2019
DeltaPatents (317 KB)10 July 2019
G 1/19  "Patentability of computer implemented simulations"
G 1/192021, A77 "Patentability of computer implemente d simulations"10.03.2021

Referring Board’s decision

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission byDated
Philips International B.V. (156 KB)7 August 2019
Siemens AG (239 KB)16 August 2019
Dr. Swen Kiesewetter-Köbinger (165 KB)18 August 2019
FEMIPI (224 KB)22 August 2019
CIPA (357 KB)22 August 2019
Patentanwaltskammer (892 KB)21 August 2019
Bundesverband Deutscher Patentanwälte (282 KB)28 August 2019
IBM (1 MB)28 August 2019
EPI (127 KB)27 August 2019
FICPI (219 KB)30 August 2019
IPO (216 KB)29 August 2019
VPP e.V. (172 KB)30 August 2019
MAGMA Gießereitechnologie GmbH (272 KB)30 August 2019
Dr. Reinier B. Bakels (178 KB)September 2019
IP Federation (355 KB)30 August 2019
Dr. Martin Wilming (228 ) dated 1 September 2019
Altair IP (171 KB)1 September 2019
BARDEHLE PAGENBERG (496 KB)2 September 2019
Bentley Systems (UK) Limited ( 350 KB)1 September 2019
CNCPI (197 KB)1 September 2019
AIPPI (344 KB)1 September 2019
Michael M. Fischer (266 KB)2 September 2019
Dr. Stefan Schohe (2 MB)1 September 2019
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) (238 KB)25 September 2019
G 1/18  "Inadmissible appeal or deemed not filed?"
G 1/182020, A26Inadmissible appeal  or deemed not filed?18.07.2019

Referral pursuant to Art. 112(1)(b) EPC by the President of the European Patent Office - "Inadmissible appeal or deemed not filed?" Annexes to the Referral by the President of the Office

Procedural documents

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission byDated
Hansjörg Kley (145 KB) – dated 4 October 2018
DeltaPatents (454 KB) – dated 8 October 2018
Manuel Pavón Mayo (413 KB)23 October 2018
EPI - F. Leyder (154 KB)25 October 2018
FICPI (363 KB)29 November 2018
Peter de Lange (314 KB)30 November 2018
Octrooibureau Griebling (337 KB)30 November 2018
Derk Visser (118 KB)30 November 2018
Union-IP (303 KB)30 November 2018
G 1/16 "Disclaimer/OLED"
G 1/162018, A70Disclaimer/OLED18.12.2017

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission byDated
K. H. Rhodes, ipo (PDF, 131 KB)22.2.2017
G. Kiesel Le Cosquer, Cpi (PDF, 18.9 KB)27.2.2017
B. Carion-Tavarella, Aspi (PDF, 24 KB)28.2.2017
R. Pistolesi, FiCPI (PDF, 29.8 KB)28.2.2017
A. Tangena, epi (PDF, 25.1 KB)1.3.2017
C. P. Mercer (PDF, 34.2 KB)1.3.2017
L. Davies, CIPA (PDF, 242 KB)1.3.2017
M. Grammel (PDF, 186 KB)1.3.2017
R. Jorritsma (PDF, 49.2 KB)1.3.2017
D.X. Thomas (PDF, 889.18 KB)28.3.2017
AIPPI Anonymous (PDF, 360.11 KB) - received 20.0.2017
F. Leyder (PDF, 318.73 KB)18.0.2017
G 2301/16 - Request for a proposal of removal from office
G 2301/16-Request for a proposal of removal from office14.06.2016
G 1/15 "Partial priority"
G 1/152017, A82Partial priority29.11.2016

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission by
Third Party Observations - Anonymous (PDF, 24.6 KB)
T. Bremi (Isler & Pedrazzini) (PDF, 55.3 KB)
T. Brem i (PDF, 484 KB)
P. Hess /Bahrdehle Pagenberg (PDF, 30.6 KB)
M. Schoenmaker/VNO NCW (PDF, 47.3 KB)
J.P. Chauvin/Business Europe (PDF, 25.6 KB)
J. Wachenfeld & O. Ridderbisch /VOSSIUS (PDF, 65.7 KB)
R. Hollingsworth/abpi (PDF, 60.3 KB)
D. Pearse /Barker Brettel (PDF, 52.2 KB)
S. W. Miller /IPO (PDF, 68.9 KB)
P. Heino (PDF, 49.3 KB)
G. Fuchs and Prof. M. Haedicke (PDF, 46.6 KB)
C. Keussen /Patentanwaltskammer (PDF, 19.6 KB)
D. L. Brown/HASELTINE LAKE (PDF, 28.5 KB)
A. Esslinger /Betten & Resch (PDF, 36.9 KB)
R. C. van Duijvenbode/NLO (PDF, 24.6 KB)
E. Melon/efpia (PDF, 15.4 KB)
epi without attachement 1 (PDF, 22.6 KB)
R. van Woudenberg/DELTAPATENTS (PDF, 37.6 KB)
M. Burdon/IPLA (PDF, 25.8 KB)
Dr. H. Fleischer (PDF, 33.3 KB)
R. Pistolesi /FICPI (PDF, 29.6 KB)
CPI (PDF, 10.3 KB)
A. Brester /CIPA (PDF, 24.3 KB)
Féaux de Lacroix (PDF, 73.7 KB)
G. de Kernier (PDF, 88 KB)
G. Campabadal i Monfa'/WSGR (PDF, 48 KB)
T. Burchardi/ERICSSON (PDF, 54.7 KB)
M. Wallinger (PDF, 43.9 KB)
M. Lawrence/CONCERTO (PDF, 32.9 KB)
M. Lawrence/CONCERTO IP Limited part1 + part2 asembled (PDF, 32.5 KB)
Anonym (PDF, 55,4 KB)
R. Willoughby/LES (Britain 6 Ireland) (PDF, 49.2 KB)
F. Leyder (PDF, 64.6 KB)
C. D. England/IP (PDF, 34 KB)
O. Butriy (PDF, 22 KB)
J. Lempert/LICHTI (PDF, 39.8 KB)
F. Leyder (PDF, 65.7 KB)
G 2302/15 - Request for a proposal of removal from office
G 2302/15-Request for a proposal of removal from office11.02.2016
G 2301/15 - Request for a proposal of removal from office
G 2301/15-Request for a proposal of removal from office17.09.2015
G 3/14 "Examination of clarity objections"
G 3/142015, A102Examination of clarity objections24.3.2015

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission by
Third Party Observations - Anonymous (PDF, 26,1 KB)
epi (PDF, 24 KB)
CIPA (PDF, 15,5 KB)
Fish & Richardson P.C. (PDF, 37,3 KB)
AIPLA (PDF, 49,3 KB)
Third Party Observations - Hoffmann Eitle (PDF, 23,7 KB)
Third Party Observations - Anonymous (PDF, 26,2 KB)
Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann (PDF, 43,5 KB)
Hoffmann Eitle (PDF, 32, 6 KB)
Mathys & Squire (PDF, 43,5 KB)
Koninklijke Philips N.V. (PDF, 51,1 KB)
FICPI (PDF, 25,1 KB)
Godemeyer Blum Lenze (PDF, 44,2 KB)
Godemeyer Blum Lenze (PDF, 26 KB)
G 2/14 - No decision - Application deemed to be withdrawn
G 2/142015, A13No decision - Application deemed to be withdrawn18.12.2014
G 1/14 "Inadmissible appeal or deemed not filed?"
G 1/142016, A95Inadmissible appeal or deemed not filed ?19.11.2015

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission by
FICPI (PDF, 23.6 KB)
GRIEBLING (PDF, 43.9 KB)
BARDEHLE PAGENBERG (PDF, 30.7 KB)
G 2/13 "Broccoli II"
G 2/132016, A28Broccoli II25.3.2015

Amicus curiae briefs

G 1/13 "Party status"
G 1/132015, A42Party status25.11.2014

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission by
Schmidtchen (PDF, 22.7 KB)
FICPI (PDF, 47.7 KB)
G 2/12 "Tomatoes II"
G 2/122016, A27Tomatoes II25.3.2015

Amicus curiae briefs

G 1/12 "Identity of appellant"
G 1/122014, A114Identity of appellant30.4.2014

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission by
Hansjoerg Kley (PDF, 46.1 KB)
E. A. Kennington (PDF, 23.7 KB)
Beetz & Partner (PDF, 36.6 KB)
G 1/11 "Zuständigkeit der Beschwerdekammer"
G 1/112014, A122Zuständigkeit der Beschwerdekammer19.3.2014

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission byDated
epi (PDF, 490 KB)
G 2/10 "Disclaimer"
G 2/102012, 376Disclaimer30.8.2011

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission by
AstraZeneca (PDF, 267 KB)
Boff, J.C. (PDF, 634 KB)
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (PDF, 29 KB)
Davies, Simon (PDF, 286 KB)
G 1/10 "Request to correct patent"
G 1/102013, 194Request to correct patent23.7.2012

Amicus curiae briefs

G 1/09 "Pending application"
G 1/092011, 336Pending application27.9.2010

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission by
Kley (PDF, 271 KB)
G 4/08 "Langue de la procédure"
G 4/082010, 572Langue de la procédure16.2.2010
G 3/08 "Patentability of programs for computers"
G 3/082011, 10Patentability of programs for computers12.5.2010
G 3/08 Suspicion of partiality (interlocutory decision)16.10.2009

Procedural documents related to the referral (PDF, 1.6 MB) Includes the text of the referral, the composition of the board and the Enlarged Board of Appeal's decision.

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission by
Accenture (PDF, 1.3 MB)
ACT (PDF, 460 KB)
AIPLA (PDF, 74 KB)
AIPPI (PDF, 2.5 MB)
APEB (PDF, 1.15 MB)
Apple (PDF, 460 KB)
April (PDF, 900 KB)
ASOLIF (PDF, 2.4 MB)
ATI (PDF, 205 KB)
Bakels, R. (PDF, 1.9 MB)
Balos, I. (PDF, 360 KB)
Bayer, C. (PDF, 270 KB)
BIKT et al (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Breesé, P. (PDF, 120 KB)
BSA (PDF, 65 KB)
BT (PDF, 560 KB)
BUSINESSEUROPE (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Butler, M.J. (PDF, 260 KB)
Canonical Group Ltd (PDF, 530 KB)
CCIA (PDF, 300 KB)
CIPA (PDF, 110 KB)
Combeau, J. (PDF, 630 KB)
CompTIA (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Cowsley, C. (PDF, 230 KB)
Davies, S. (PDF, 1.9 MB)
De Keyzer (PDF, 84 KB)
DIGITALEUROPE (PDF, 80 KB)
Duhme,Torsten, Dr. (PDF, 1 MB)
Ealey, D. (PDF, 200 KB)
ECONET et al. (PDF, 1 MB)
E-genius (PDF, 200 KB)
epi (PDF, 280 KB)
ERICSSON (PDF, 750 KB)
Featherwing, B.S. (PDF, 340 KB)
FFII (PDF, 3.9 MB)
FFII Sweden (PDF, 63 KB)
FICPI (PDF, 1.3 MB)
France Télécom (PDF, 180 KB)
Fries, Eckhard, sen (PDF 5,5 MB)
fsfe (PDF, 516 KB)
G-N-U GmbH (PDF, 120 KB)
Gröschel, R. (PDF, 400 KB)
Gustavson, Stefan (PDF, 220 KB)
Hagel, F. (PDF, 1 MB)
Hallén, Jacob (PDF, 225 KB)
Henrion, B. (PDF, 270 KB)
HISPALINUX (PDF, 460 KB)
IBM (PDF, 420 KB)
ICC (PDF, 110 KB)
IFSO (PDF, 230 KB)
Illuminet (PDF, 190 KB)
intellect (PDF, 35 KB)
IP Federation (PDF, 1.4 MB)
IPLA (PDF, 510 KB)
ipulse (PDF, 520 KB)
ITECHLAW (PDF, 735 KB)
IZGSE (PDF, 400 KB)
jCOM1 (PDF, 350 KB)
JIPA (PDF, 300 KB)
Karl, C. (PDF, 520 KB)
Kennington, E.A. (PDF, 3.6 MB)
Kiesewetter-Köbinger, S. (PDF, 580 KB)
Knuth, D., Prof. (PDF, 2.8 MB)
Land, A. (PDF, 620 KB)
Lawrence, William (PDF, 915 KB)
LESI (PDF, 310 KB)
Markieta, J. (PDF, 190 KB)
Marks & Clerk LLC (PDF, 350 KB)
MCS (PDF, 106 KB)
Microsoft, General Electric (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Nullmeier, M. (PDF, 660 KB)
Opentia (PDF, 2.2 MB)
Patentanwaltskammer (PDF, 1 MB)
Philips (PDF, 46 KB)
Piratenpartei (PDF, 400 KB)
Piratpartiet (PDF, 44 KB)
Pitney Bowes (PDF, 130 KB)
Polish Patent Office (PDF, 1 MB)
redhat (PDF, 3 MB)
SAP (PDF, 3.5 MB)
Schächtele, W. (PDF, 78 KB)
Schestowitz (PDF, 48 KB)
Schulz, M. (PDF, 220 KB)
ScriptumLibre (PDF, 410 KB)
SIEMENS (PDF, 210 KB)
Silicon Economics (PDF, 550 KB)
SIPF (PDF, 790 KB)
Sterckx, Sigrid, Prof. Dr. (PDF, 3.7 MB)
Straus, Joseph, Prof. Dr. (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Sylvestris, T. (PDF, 525 KB)
Synka, J. Dr. (PDF, 510 KB)
TELES AG (PDF, 1537 KB)
Thum, Simon (PDF, 170 KB)
tmp lab (PDF, 160 KB)
Ung Pirat Sweden et al (PDF, 320 KB)
UNION of European Practitioners in Industrial Property (PDF, 270 KB)
United Kingdom (PDF, 900 KB)
Velok (PDF, 2.1 MB)
VESPA-ACSOEB (PDF, 1 MB)
Villanueva, I. (PDF, 150 KB)
VPP (PDF, 890 KB)
Wessels, A. (PDF, 85 KB)
G 2/08 "Dosage regime"
G 2/082010, 456Dosage regime19.2.2010
G 2/08 
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Exclusion and objection (interlocutory decision)15.6.2009
G 1/08 "Essentially biological processes"
G 1/082012, 206Essentially biological processes9.12.2010
G 2/07 "Essentially biological processes"

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission by
Abelmann S.
AG bäuerliche Landwirtschaft e.V.
AGSTG
Aktion RETTE EIN LEBEN
Ampt H.
Winkelnkemper I.
Anders S.
Angela F.
Anschütz M.
Aymans M.
Baehrens R.
Bauer G.
Bauer M.
BD
Beier I.
Bersch W.
Bieber S.
Bioland e.V.
BIOSUISSE
Blum R.
Brandenberger M.
Bremer Erzeuger-Verbraucher Gen. e.G.
Broetz M. u. U., Dres.
Bund Naturschutz Bayern e.V.
Bund Naturschutz Bayern, Fürth-Land
Bund Naturschutz, Creussen
Bund Naturschutz in Bayern e.V.
Bund Naturschutz, Schrobenhausen
Bund Naturschutz, Veitsbronn
Bund Umwelt- u. Naturschutz, KG Aschaffenburg
Bündnis gentechnikfreie Region
CAUSSADE semences
Cerveny M., Dr.
CIPA
Clarke J.
Clar & Horneburg
Cress G.
CropLife International
DaGG
Dallmer J.
Decker R.
Demeter
Demeter e.V.; Darmstadt
Demeter; Luxembourg
Dendorfer T.
Denzler V.
Deutscher Bauernverband
Dolder F., Dr. Prof.
Dreschflegel e.V.
Eck M.
E.F. Schumacher-Gesellschaft
Eibl S.
ESA
EURALIS SEMENCES
Feiler C.
Feth V.
Feuerstein A.
Fiegert S. u. P.
Findeis R.
Findeis W.
Fleig B.
Frank E., Dr.
Friedl M.
Gebler G. ua.
Gerlach M. u. J.
Gersbach P.
Gillig G.
Goldner B.
Graf-Scherdi A.
Greenpeace e.V.
GRÜNE LIGA e.V.
GUSB
Güntert A.
Haberkorn G.
Hackel A.
Harrer S.
Hauser J.
Hauser M.
Häusl H.
Heimstätte Birkenhof
Hestermann A.
Hestermann M.
Hestermann V.
Hochreiter E.
Hochreiter H.
Hochstrasser U.
ifak e.V.
IG Saatgut
Ing.-Büro Koch
Jackson A.
Jackson A.
Jakobi A.
Jäger S.
Kaese P.
Kaindlstofer B.
Kath. Landvolk Bewegung, Landsberg
Katzmair E.
Kaupenjohann GbR
Keller GmbH & Co. KG
Kindergarten Hundham e.V.
Kirchgaesser U.
Klass M.
Klein J.
Koch R.
Konieczny F.
Kornkraft Hosüne
König I.
Kuhlemann O.
Kuttenberger Ch.
Lang M.
LNV
Luz U., Dr. Prof.
Martzog N., Dr.
Mattheus W.
Meier M.
Meyer K.
Mikkelsen L.
Mitchell E.
Mitchell E.
Mohr G.
Moritz W.
Müller E., Prof.
Müller E. ua.
Natur-Tier-Garten 
Neuner A.
Obermaier F.
Oelmüller B.
OGM dangers
OGM dangers, Paris
Ohm S.
ÖBV-Via Campesina Austria
Ökologischer Ärztebund e.V.
Pahl H. u. D.
Pechmann H.-A., Dr.
Petersen S.
Plant Biosciences / Monsanto
Rath D.
Riedel K.
Runge R.
R2n
SAMBUCUS e.V.
(Sammeleingabe)
SBV Schweizerischer Bauernverband
Schmid H.
Schmid N.
Schmidt S.
Schneider S.
Schröder E. u. H.
Schwarz R., Dr.
Seidler M., Dr.
Sieghart S.
Sindlinger W.
Solidarität EINE WELT
SONETT OHG
Sonntag B.
Steinberg A.
Stenzell I.
Sterr
Stiftung GEKKO
Sträter Ch.
Stuhley U.
Tautz C., Dr.
Tippe R. et al
Ulitz B.
UNION SYNDICALE FEDERALE
Verband Kath. Landvolk
Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband
Verzagt H.
Volkmann-Neidig I.
Völk B.
Walter D., Dr.
Wecker F.
Wehmann H.
Wieden A. u. M.
Wiese A.
World Youth Alliance
Zschunke A.
G 2/072012, 130Essentially biological processes9.12.2010

Amicus curiae briefs

Submission byDated
Bayrischer Bauernverband (PDF, 266 KB)
BDP (PDF, 315 KB)
CIOPORA (PDF, 800 KB)
CIPA (PDF, 1.1 MB)
CropLife (PDF, 2.4 MB)
Deutscher Bauernverband (PDF, 169 KB)
Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtschutz (PDF, 7.3 MB)
Dolder, F. (PDF, 3.3 MB)
DRL (PDF, 310 KB)
Dubiel, M. (PDF, 184 KB)
epi (PDF, 5.7 MB)
ESA (PDF, 330 MB)
GeN (PDF, 370 KB)
Greenpeace (PDF, 900 KB)
Gruber (PDF, 703 KB)
International Seed Federation (ISF) 1 (PDF, 1.9 MB)
International Seed Federation (ISF) 2 (PDF, 60 KB)
Netzwerk Afrika Deutschland (PDF, 350 KB)
Plantum NL (PDF, 390 KB)
Sterckx, S,. Prof. (PDF, 4.3 MB)
Sterckx, S., Prof. addendum (PDF, 15 KB)
Tippe, R. u.a. (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Tippe, R. u.a., part 1 of signatures (PDF, 215 KB)
Tippe, R. u.a., part 2 of signatures (PDF, 930 KB)
Utviklingsfondet et al (PDF, 480 KB)
Völk, B. (PDF, 470 KB)
Zukunftsstiftung Landwirtschaft (PDF, 400 KB)
G 1/07 "Method for treatment by surgery"
G 1/072011, 134Method for treatment by surgery15.2.2010
G 3/06 - No decision - Appeal withdrawn
G 3/062007, 312No decision - Appeal withdrawn26.4.2007
G 2/06 "Stem cells"
G 2/062009, 306Stem cells25.11.2008
G 1/06 "Sequences of divisionals/SEIKO"
G 1/062008, 307Sequences of divisionals/SEIKO28.6.2007
G 1/05 "Divisional/ASTROPOWER"
G 1/052008, 271Divisional/ASTROPOWER28.6.2007
G 1/052007, 362Exclusion and objection (interlocutory decision)7.12.2006
G 3/04 "Beitritt/EOS"
G 3/042006, 118Beitritt/EOS22.8.2005
G 2/04 "Transfer of opposition/HOFFMANN - LA ROCHE"
G 2/042005, 549Transfer of opposition/HOFFMANN - LA ROCHE25.5.2005
G 1/04 "Diagnostic methods"
G 1/042006, 334Diagnostic methods16.12.2005

Amicus curiae briefs

G 4/03-Keine Entscheidung - Beitritt zurückgenommen26.7.2004
G 3/03 "Reimbursement of the appeal fee"
G 3/032005, 344Reimbursement of the appeal fee28.1.2005
G 2/03 "Admissibility of Disclaimer"
G 2/032004, 448Admissibility of Disclaimer8.4.2004
G 1/03 "Admissibility of Disclaimer"
G 1/032004, 413Admissibility of Disclaimer8.4.2004
G 3/02 "Priorities from India"
G 3/022004, 483Priorities from India26.4.2004
G 2/02 "Priorities from India"
G 2/022004, 483Priorities from India26.4.2004
G 1/02 "Compétences des agents des formalités"
G 1/022003, 165Compétences des agents des formalités22.1.2003
G 3/99 "Admissibility of joint opposition or joint appeal"
G 3/992002, 347Admissibility of joint opposition or joint appeal18.2.2002
G 2/99 "Auslegung des Art. 55(1)"
G 2/992001, 83Auslegung des Art. 55(1)12.7.2000
G 1/99 "Reformatio in peius / 3M"
G 1/992001, 381Reformatio in peius / 3M2.4.2001
G 4/98 "Designation fees"
G 4/982001, 131Designation fees27.11.2000
G 3/98 "Scope of Article 55(1) EPC"
G 3/982001, 62Scope of Article 55(1) EPC12.7.2000
G 2/98 "Requirement for claiming priority of the "same invention""
G 2/982001, 413Requirement for claiming priority of the "same invention"31.5.2001
G 1/98 "Transgenic plant"
G 1/982000, 111Transgenic plant20.12.1999
G 4/97 "Opposition on behalf of a third party"
G 4/971999, 270Opposition on behalf of a third party21.1.1999
G 3/97 "Einspruch in fremdem Auftrag"
G 3/971999, 245Einspruch in fremdem Auftrag21.1.1999
G 2/97 "Good faith"
G 2/971999, 123Good faith12.11.1998
G 1/97 "Requête en vue d'une révision / ETA"
G 1/972000, 322Requête en vue d'une révision / ETA10.12.1999
G 8/95 "Correction of decision to grant"
G 8/951996, 481Correction of decision to grant16.4.1996
G 7/95 "Fresh grounds for opposition"
G 7/951996, 626Fresh grounds for opposition19.7.1996
G 6/95 "Interpretation of Rule 71a(1) EPC"
G 6/951996, 649Interpretation of Rule 71a(1) EPC24.7.1996
G 5/95 - Keine Entscheidung - Anmeldung zurückgenommen
G 5/95-Keine Entscheidung - Anmeldung zurückgenommen17.10.1995
G 4/95 "Representation"
G 4/951996, 412Representation19.2.1996
G 3/95 "Inadmissible referral"
G 3/951996, 169Inadmissible referral27.11.1995
G 2/95 "Austausch der Anmeldungsunterlagen"
G 2/951996, 555Austausch der Anmeldungsunterlagen14.5.1996
G 1/95 "Fresh grounds for opposition"
G 1/951996, 615Fresh grounds for opposition19.7.1996
G 2/94 "Vertretung"
G 2/941996, 401Vertretung19.2.1996
G 1/94 "Intervention"
G 1/941994, 787Intervention11.5.1994
G 10/93 "Umfang der Prüfung bei ex-parte Beschwerde"
G 10/931995, 172Umfang der Prüfung bei ex-parte Beschwerde30.11.1994
G 9/93 "Opposition par les titulaires du brevet"
G 9/931994, 891Opposition par les titulaires du brevet6.7.1994
G 8/93 "Rücknahme des Einspruchs"
G 8/931994, 887Rücknahme des Einspruchs13.6.1994
G 7/93 "Late amendments"
G 7/931994, 775Late amendments13.5.1994
G 6/93 - Keine Entscheidung - Beitritt zurückgenommen
G 6/93-Keine Entscheidung - Beitritt zurückgenommen16.12.1993
G 5/93 "Re-establishment"
G 5/931994, 447Re-establishment18.1.1994
G 4/93 "Non-appealing party"
G 4/93 Non-appealing party14.7.1994
G 3/93 "Priority interval"
G 3/931995, 018Priority interval16.8.1994
G 2/93 "Hepatitis A virus"
G 2/931995, 275Hepatitis A virus21.12.1994
G 1/93 "Limiting feature"
G 1/931994, 541Limiting feature2.2.1994
G 10/92 "Teilanmeldung"
G 10/921994, 633Teilanmeldung28.4.1994
G 9/92 "Nicht-beschwerdeführender Beteiligter"
G 9/921994, 875Nicht-beschwerdeführender Beteiligter14.7.1994
G 8/92 "Vorlage an die Große Beschwerdekammer/KLEHR"
G 8/92-Vorlage an die Große Beschwerdekammer/KLEHR5.3.1993
G 7/92 - No decision - Appeal withdrawn
G 7/92-No decision - Appeal withdrawn12.2.1993
G 6/92 "Re-establishment"
G 6/921994, 025Re-establishment27.9.1993
G 5/92 "Wiedereinsetzung"
G 5/921994, 022Wiedereinsetzung27.9.1993
G 4/92 "Fondement des décisions"
G 4/921994, 149Fondement des décisions29.10.1993
G 3/92 "Unlawful applicant"
G 3/921994, 607Unlawful applicant13.6.1994
G 2/92 "Nichtzahlung weiterer Recherchengebühren"
G 2/921993, 591Nichtzahlung weiterer Recherchengebühren6.7.1993
G 1/92 "Availability to the public"
G 1/921993, 277Availability to the public18.12.1992
G 12/91 "Décision définitive"
G 12/911994, 285Décision définitive17.12.1993
G 11/91 "Glu-Gln"
G 11/911993, 125Glu-Gln19.11.1992
G 10/91 "Examination of opposition - appeals"
G 10/911993, 420Examination of opposition - appeals31.3.1993
G 9/91 "Power to examine"
G 9/911993, 408Power to examine31.3.1993
G 8/91 "Rücknahme der Beschwerde"
G 8/911993, 346Rücknahme der Beschwerde5.11.1992
G 7/91 "Rücknahme der Beschwerde"
G 7/911993, 356Rücknahme der Beschwerde5.11.1992
G 6/91 "Réduction de la taxe"
G 6/911992, 491Réduction de la taxe6.3.1992
G 5/91 "Appealable decision"
G 5/911992, 617Appealable decision5.5.1992
G 4/91 "Beitritt"
G 4/911993, 707Beitritt3.11.1992
G 3/91 "Wiedereinsetzung"
G 3/911993, 008Wiedereinsetzung7.9.1992
G 2/91 "Beschwerdegebühren"
G 2/911992, 206Beschwerdegebühren29.11.1991
G 1/91 "Einheitlichkeit"
G 1/911992, 253Einheitlichkeit9.12.1991
G 2/90 "Zuständigkeit der Juristischen Beschwerdekammer"
G 2/901992, 010Zuständigkeit der Juristischen Beschwerdekammer4.8.1991
G 1/90 "Widerruf des Patents"
G 1/901991, 275Widerruf des Patents5.3.1991
G 3/89 "Berichtigung nach Regel 88, Satz 2 EPÜ"
G 3/891993, 117Berichtigung nach Regel 88, Satz 2 EPÜ19.11.1992
G 2/89 "Non-unity a posteriori"
G 2/891991, 166Non-unity a posteriori2.5.1990
G 1/89 "Polysuccinate esters"
G 1/891991, 155Polysuccinate esters2.5.1990
G 8/88 "Administrative Agreement"
G 8/881991, 137Administrative Agreement16.11.1990
G 7/88 "Administrative Agreement"
G 7/881991, 137Administrative Agreement16.11.1990
G 6/88 "Mittel zur Regulierung des Pflanzenwachstums"
G 6/881990, 114Mittel zur Regulierung des Pflanzenwachstums11.12.1989
G 5/88 "Administrative Agreement"
G 5/881991, 137Administrative Agreement16.11.1990
G 4/88 "Transfert d'opposition"
G 4/881989, 480Transfert d'opposition24.4.1989
G 3/88 - No decision - Appeal withdrawn
G 3/88-No decision - Appeal withdrawn27.5.1988
G 2/88 "Friction reducing additive"
G 2/881990, 093Friction reducing additive11.12.1989
G 1/88 "Schweigen des Einsprechenden"
G 1/881989, 189Schweigen des Einsprechenden27.1.1989
G 1/86 "Wiedereinsetzung des Einsprechenden"
G 1/861987, 447Wiedereinsetzung des Einsprechenden24.6.1987
G 1/84 "Opposition by proprietor"
G 1/841985, 299Opposition by proprietor24.7.1985
G 6/83 "Deuxième indication médicale"
G 6/831985, 067Deuxième indication médicale5.12.1984
G 5/83 "Second medical indication"
G 5/831985, 064Second medical indication5.12.1984
G 1/83 "Zweite medizinische Indikation"
G 1/831985, 060Zweite medizinische Indikation5.12.1984