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.
April 2025
Main request - Novelty - (no)
Auxiliary request 1 - not admitted in first instance - error in use of discretion at first instance (no)
Auxiliary request 2 and 3 - Amendment to case - requirements of Art. 12(2), (4), (6) RPBA 2020 met (no)
Auxiliary request 4 - Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Late-filed facts - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Auxiliary request 4 - Novelty - (yes)
Auxiliary request 4 - Inventive step (yes)
Änderungen - unzulässige Erweiterung (nein)
Patentansprüche - Klarheit
Patentansprüche - Hauptantrag (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - Hauptantrag (ja)
Zulassung - Dokument D8 (nein)
Ausreichende Offenbarung - Ausführbarkeit (ja)
Änderungen - unzulässige Erweiterung (nein)
Zurückverweisung - besondere Gründe für Zurückverweisung (ja)
Compliance with Rule 80 EPC (yes: main request, auxiliary request 1)
Novelty (no: main request, auxiliary request 1; yes: auxiliary request 4)
Admittance of auxiliary requests (yes: 1; no: 2 and 3)
Admittance of document D20 (no)
Insufficiency of disclosure (no: auxiliary request 4)
Lack of clarity (no: auxiliary request 4)
Added subject-matter (no: auxiliary request 4)
Extension of protection (no: auxiliary request 4)
Inventive step (no: auxiliary request 4)
Remittal to the opposition division (yes)
Inventive step - Main request and Auxiliary request set A (no); Auxiliary request set B (yes)
Amendment to case - Auxiliary request set A
Amendment to case - admitted (yes)
Amendment after expiry of period in R. 100(2) EPC communication - Auxiliary request set B
Amendment after expiry of period in R. 100(2) EPC communication - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Granted patent - extension of subject-matter (yes)
Auxiliary requests I, II, III, IIIa and IV - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (yes)
Auxiliary requests V and VI - amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - taken into account (no)
Main request and auxiliary requests I to V, IX and X - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (yes)
Auxiliary requests VI to VIII - amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - taken into account (no)
Granted patent - novelty (no)
Auxiliary request I - novelty (no)
Auxiliary request II - added subject-matter (yes)
Auxiliary requests III to VI - inventive step (no)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Inventive step - credibly solved
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)