Oral proceedings in cases G 1/22 and G 2/22 ("Entitlement to priority") before the Enlarged Board of Appeal

The Enlarged Board of Appeal has summoned the parties in case G 1/21 to oral proceedings on 28 May 2021 by videoconference.

The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued decision G 1/19 (Simulations) today.

The Enlarged Board of Appeal today issued opinion G 1/18 on the distinction between an appeal deemed not to have been filed and an inadmissible appeal

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”).

The German Federal Constitutional Court today published its decision on several constitutional complaints.

The oral proceedings in case G 2/21 (“plausibility”) before the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal will be held on 24 November 2022.  

Today, the Enlarged BoA issued the order of its decision in case G 1/21, in which it ruled that oral proceedings can be held by videoconference.

The Enlarged BoA issued decision G 4/19, which held that a European patent application can be refused because of the prohibition on double patenting.

The EPO's Enlarged Board of Appeal has scheduled public oral proceedings in case G 1/21 for 28 May 2021. 

The Enlarged Board of Appeal has summoned the parties in case G 1/21 to oral proceedings on 28 May 2021 by videoconference.

The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued decision G 1/19 (Simulations) today.

The Enlarged Board of Appeal today issued opinion G 1/18 on the distinction between an appeal deemed not to have been filed and an inadmissible appeal