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.
June 2025
Inventive step - determining management zone delineation options and planting plans for an agricultural field (no
Inventive step - not technical)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Einspruchsgründe - Neuheit
Einspruchsgründe - (nein)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (nein)
Änderungen - Erweiterung über den Inhalt der Anmeldung in der eingereichten Fassung hinaus (ja)
Spät eingereichter Antrag - wäre bereits im erstinstanzlichen Verfahren vorzubringen gewesen (ja)
Änderung nach Ladung - außergewöhnliche Umstände (nein)
Änderung nach Ladung - berücksichtigt (nein)
Appealed decision - sufficiently reasoned (yes)
Amendment to case - complexity of amendment (no)
Amendment to case - admitted (yes)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary requests 1, 3-5, 7 (no)
New arguments submitted after notification of communication under Article 15(1) RPBA - taken into account (no)
Objection under Rule 106 EPC - dismissed
Amendments - main request and auxiliary requests 2, 7
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Amendments - auxiliary requests 1, 3-6, 8-10, 1a, 6a
Amendments - broadening of claim (yes)
Grounds for opposition - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (yes)
Subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application - Auxiliary requests 1 to 13 (yes) - Auxiliary request 14 (no)
Amendment to case - exercise of discretion
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Amendments - auxiliary request
Amendments - correction of errors under Rule 139 EPC (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - main request and first to fifth auxiliary requests (no)