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Key points The Board decides that an internet publication on a company website has been sufficiently proven. The  Board notes that T 1134...

Key points The Board rejects the argument that a method of detecting an occlusion in a downstream fluid line of a medical pumping system ...

EPO Headnote 1. Continuation of the appeal proceedings after first oral proceedings before the board with the scheduling of second oral pro...

Key points The applicant requested the Examining Division to defer the deadline for written submissions for the oral proceedings (under R...

Key points The proprietor filed a new request in the written submission, together with an indication of the basis. The request correspond...

Key points The Board is of the opinion that the (three step) test of T 331/87  (or so-called essentiality test) for omitting features is ...

Key points The Board first finds that the claimed invention is not obvious in view of the documents cited by the opponent. The Board then...