Just Patent Law Blog

Key points A decision from 2016 which was not noticed by me back then.  It is the second appeal in the opposition proceedings. In the first ...

Key points This is a very lengthy decision about a partiality objection in appeal. The published decision is anonymised, also om...

Key points This is the follow up to G 1/19. Inventive step of the claimed "computer-implemented method of modelling pedestrian crowd mo...

Key points  Rule 103 EPC is a gift that keeps on giving for this weblog. "According to Rule 103(4)(c) EPC, the appeal fee is to be reim...

Key points  "At the end of the oral proceedings, the proprietor withdrew its main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 4, and requested ...

Key points The appealing opponent argued lack of novelty over D3 in the statement of grounds. The opponent presented an inventive step attac...

Key points Is Article 53(c) EPC to be examined on the basis of the claims, or on the basis of the overall description? The Board: "if e...