Boards of Appeal
Abstracts of decisions Issue 01/2025
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The Boards of Appeal are the first and final judicial instance in the procedures before the European Patent Office (EPO). They have the task of reviewing contested decisions of the Office's departments of first instance within the framework of the European Patent Convention (EPC). They are headed by the President of the Boards of Appeal.
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Oral proceedings
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Decisions
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Case law publications
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About the Boards of Appeal
The Boards of Appeal are the first and final judicial instance in the procedures before the European Patent Office.
Communications
EPO Mailbox in proceedings before the Enlarged Board of Appeal
The oral proceedings in case G 1/23 (“Solar cell”) before the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal will be held on
12 March 2025.
The oral proceedings in case G 1/24 (“Heated aerosol”) before the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal will be held on 28 March 2025.
New referral to the Enlarged Board on the status of an intervener now pending under G 2/24 (“Skin cleanser”).
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Address:
Richard-Reitzner-Allee 8
85540 Haar
Germany