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April 2025
Novelty - (yes)
Novelty - objection based on a vague reference to the discosure in another document
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - unexpected improvement shown
Basis of decision - text or agreement to text withdrawn by patent proprietor
Basis of decision - patent revoked
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Possibilité d'exécuter l'invention (oui)
Nouveauté (oui)
Activité inventive (oui)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Inventive step - main request
Inventive step - reasonable expectation of success (yes)
Late filed auxiliary requests - admitted (yes)
Inventive step - main and auxiliary requests
Inventive step - partial problem approach
Inventive step - obvious combination of features
Beschwerdeverfahren - Besorgnis der Befangenheit (nein)
Kostenverteilung - (nein)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Amendments - broadening of claim (no)
Remittal - special reasons for remittal (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (no)
Partial reimbursement of appeal fee - (yes)