12 February 2016

T 0694/10 - Anonymous TPO in appeal

Key points

  • In this opposition case, the Board disregards anonymous third party observations because they are not relevant.
  • Note that in T 1439/09 and T 146/07, the Board had held that anonymous third party observations in appeal are to be disregarded anyway as they are anonymous (irrespective of their relevance). The present decision seems to open the possibility of such observations being considered by the Board, if they are relevant.

EPO T 694/10 - link
Entscheidungsgründe


[...] 3. Einwendungen Dritter
3.1 Nach der Ladung zur mündlichen Verhandlung wurden anonyme Einwendungen Dritter nach Artikel 115 EPÜ gegen die Patentierbarkeit der beanspruchten Erfindung erhoben.
3.2 Im vorliegenden Fall waren die Einwendungen Dritter für die Entscheidung nicht relevant und wurden daher auch nicht berücksichtigt.


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