Recently published decisions
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.
January 2025
Inventive step - mixture of technical and non-technical features
Inventive step - after amendment
Inventive step - (yes)
Grounds for opposition - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (no)
Amendments - ranges of parameters
Remittal to the department of first instance
Remittal - (yes)
Grounds for opposition - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (no)
Amendments - ranges of parameters
Remittal to the department of first instance
Remittal - (yes)
Wesentlicher Verfahrensmangel - (ja)
Zurückverweisung ohne weitere Prüfung
Zurückverweisung - (nein)
In der mündlichen Verhandlung eingereichter Anspruchssatz - Mängel ausgeräumt (nein) - zugelassen (nein)
Neuheit - Hauptantrag (nein)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - Hilfsanträge 1, 2 und 3 (nein)
Zulassung von nach einer Art. 15(1) VOBK Mitteilung eingereichten Anspruchsänderungen - Hilfsanträge 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a und 3b (nein): zumindest prima facie nicht gewährbar nach Art. 56 EPÜ
Remittal to the department of first instance
Remittal - (no)
Clarity - main request and second to twenty-fourth auxiliary requests (no)
Late-filed request - first auxiliary request (not admitted)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Grounds for opposition - lack of patentability (no)
Late-filed objection - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed objection - admitted (no)
Petition for review - clearly unallowable
Fundamental violation of Article 113(1) EPC (no)