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.
May 2025
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Inventive step - could-would approach
Inventive step - problem and solution approach
Inventive step - common general knowledge
Inventive step - technical prejudice in the art (no)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment after summons - exercise of discretion
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Swiss-type claim after G 2/08 - therapeutic use (no) - sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Novelty - main request (no)
Remittal - special reasons for remittal (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Claims - clarity (no)
Inventive step - (no)
Neuheit - (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (ja)
Änderungen - zulässig (ja)
Änderung nach Ladung - berücksichtigt (nein)
Patentierbare Erfindung - (ja)
Droit d'être entendu - décision dans le cadre de la procédure écrite
Modifications - généralisation intermédiaire