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EPO Headnote In order for the examining division to make its reasoning on the basis of a pertinent prior-art document in a non-official EPO...

Provisional translation of the question into English: If notice of appeal is filed and/or the appeal fee is paid after expiry of the ...

Key points The opponent had submitted before the OD criticism of what specific features are implied by the term "to interface"...

Key points EP0752645 is a European patent application filed in 1996 (not a divisional application), with mention of the grant published o...

Key points In this opposition appeal, the appeal continues after 20-year patent term, because the opponent (appellant) requested so. The ...

Key points The Board refuses a request for video conference oral proceedings in this examination appeal. That is as such not very surpris...

Key points In this opposition appeal, the patentee files auxiliary requests before the oral proceedings based on original dependent claims...