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 2024
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (yes)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Basis of decision - text or agreement to text withdrawn by patent proprietor
Basis of decision - patent revoked
Amendments - allowable (no)
Amendment after notification of communication - exceptional circumstances (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (no)
Late-filed request - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (yes)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - Hauptantrag und Hilfsantrag 1 (nein)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - naheliegende lokale Zwischenspeicherung wichtiger Daten in Form einer Spiegelung
Zulässigkeit - Hilfsantrag 2 (nein) - Einführung neuer Einwände im Beschwerdeverfahren
Remittal to the department of first instance
Remittal - (no)
Amendments - auxiliary requests 1b and 2b
Amendments - undisclosed disclaimer (yes)
Amendments - allowable (no)
Auxiliary requests 3b, 4b, 5b, 6b - admitted (no)
Inventive step - (no)
Amendment to case - reasons for submitting amendment in appeal proceedings (yes)
Hauptantrag, Hauptantrag a, Hilfsantrag 6 - Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (nein)
Änderung des Vorbringens - Änderung zugelassen (nein)
Inventive step - (no)
Amendments - allowable (no)
Amendments - Auxiliary request 6
Neuheit - Hauptantrag (nein)
Neuheit - Hilfsantrag I (nein)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - Hilfsantrag II (nein)