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Recently published decisions
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May 2024
Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - first auxiliary request (no)
Inventive step - second auxiliary request (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - third auxiliary request (no)
Inventive step - fourth to eighth auxiliary requests (no)
Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (no)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Grounds for opposition - lack of patentability (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Late-filed objection - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed objection - admitted (no)
Activité inventive - (non)
Activité inventive - modification évidente
Activité inventive - connaissances générales
Activité inventive - effet supplémentaire (non)
Arguments produits tardivement - justification du retard (oui)
Modification des moyens invoqués dans le cadre du recours
Modification des moyens invoqués - justifiée par la partie (oui)
Novelty - (no)
Novelty - main request
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Inventive step - auxiliary requests
Claims - clarity after amendment (no)
Late-filed evidence - admitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed evidence - main request
Late-filed request - admitted in first-instance proceedings (no)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Remittal - (no)
Consideration of objections of added-subject-matter (yes)
Added subject-matter (no)
Novelty and inventive step (yes)
Main request - amendments - unallowable intermediate generalisation
Auxiliary requests 1 and 2 - amendment after board's communication - exceptional circumstances (yes) - suitability of amendment to resolve issues raised (no) - admitted (no)