3.6. Obligation to raise objections
3.6.3 Examples of invalid objections
The following are examples of acts that the respective boards have found did not qualify as an objection under R. 106 EPC:
– contesting insufficiency of disclosure or offering new documents (R 7/08)
– requesting that a late-filed document not be admitted into the proceedings (R 9/09, R 17/10)
– protesting against the hearing of an expert (R 2/11)
– an objection against the board raising a new line of argument or a request for remittal or postponement (R 14/11)
– requesting that a board make a statement on the scope of a claim, the request being repeatedly refused (R 3/14)