9.1.3 Art. 11 RPBA 2007

Under the old Art. 11 RPBA 2007, the boards were to remit a case to the department of first instance if fundamental deficiencies were apparent in the first-instance proceedings, unless special reasons presented themselves for doing otherwise.

A summary of decisions handed down pursuant to Art. 11 RPBA 2007 can be found in the Case Law of the Boards of Appeal, 9th edition, 2019, V.A.7. The factors considered by the boards when deciding whether to remit a case included procedural economy (9th edition, 2019, V.A.7.3), non-examined patentability issues (9th edition, 2019, V.A.7.4), new submissions filed on appeal (9th edition, 2019, V.A.7.5), substantial amendments to claims (9th edition, 2019, V.A.7.6) and fundamental deficiencies in the first-instance proceedings (9th edition, 2019, V.A.7.7).