Key points
- T 855/96 in translation: "It serves to ensure legal peace [Rechtsfrieden] and the acceptance of the decisions of the Boards of Appeal and recognises their importance as [issued by] the only judicial instance that decides on the patentability of the patent with effect for all designated Contracting States [which is still true nowadays] when these decisions take into account the entire matter submitted in the appeal proceedings. A document submitted in the appeal proceedings should therefore be considered if it is not entirely irrelevant and its consideration is procedurally justifiable" (machine translation).
- Obviously, the key part in this quote is "procedurally justifiable" under the RPBA 2020.
- Perhaps, Rechtsfrieden could also be translated as 'peacefulness through law'. See also this post on another weblog.
- I wish all readers peaceful holidays, some rest, and time for family and friends at the end of the year.
EPO
The link to the decision is provided after the jump.
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