3.6. Obligation to raise objections
3.6.3 Examples of invalid objections
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The following are examples of acts that the respective boards have found did not qualify as an objection under R. 106 EPC:
- contesting insufficiency of disclosure or offering new documents (R 7/08)
- requesting that a late-filed document not be admitted into the proceedings (R 9/09, R 17/10)
- protesting against the hearing of an expert (R 2/11)
- an objection against the board raising a new line of argument or a request for remittal or postponement (R 14/11)
- requesting that a board make a statement on the scope of a claim, the request being repeatedly refused (R 3/14)