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.
November 2025
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (no)
Amendment to case - suitability of amendment to address issues (no)
Amendment to appeal case - justification by party (no)
Amendments after summons
Amendments - exceptional circumstances (no)
Claims - clarity (no)
Claims - main request and auxiliary request 1
Auxiliary request 2 - allowable
Remittal - (no)
Ausreichende Offenbarung - (nein)
Änderung des Vorbringens - Änderung im Sinne des Art. 12 (4) VOBK 2020
Änderung nach Ladung - außergewöhnliche Umstände (nein)
Prohibition of reformatio in peius - subject-matter of claim 1 open for review
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (no)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Discretion not to admit submission - requirements of Art. 12(3) RPBA 2020 met (no)
Late-filed request - admitted in first-instance proceedings (no)
Late-filed request - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (no)
Claims as granted (main request) and auxiliary requests 1 to 18
Claims - sufficiency of disclosure
Claims - (no)
Late filed auxiliary requests 19 to 32 - admitted into the proceedings - (no)
Question of law referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (no)
Late-filed requests
Late-filed request - error in use of discretion at first instance (no)
Late-filed request - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (no)
Late-filed request - admitted (no)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (no)
Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (yes)
Novelty
Inventive step