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30 April 2025

T 1865/22 - Inventive step of omitting a feature

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Key points In the case at hand, the only distinguishing feature is omitting a feature of the prior art method.  The Board, in the headnote: ...
29 April 2025

R 0012/21 - Justice delayed ...

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Key points The petition for review is successful. The successful petitions are now:  R 12/21,   R3/22,  R 5/19 , R 4/17 , R 3/15, R 2/14 , R...
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T 0449/23 - (IV) On the need to actively maintain carry-over requests in appeal

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Key points The OD maintained the patent in amended form based on AR-1. The opponent and the proprietor appeal. Are AR-2 to 8 part of the app...
28 April 2025

T 0746/22 - On headnotes and the actual text (and optical lenses)

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Key points One of the curious aspects of the case law is that the headnotes (catchwords) sometimes can not be found so clearly in the actual...
25 April 2025

T 0449/23 - (III) On evidence and inventive step

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Key points " As regards an alleged lack of inventive step, the burden is on the opponent to adduce appropriate prior art which - when f...
24 April 2025

T 0449/23 - (II) On evidence (in general)

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Key points The Board provides a useful overview of the general rules on evidence.  (a) The legal burden of proof is the duty of a party to p...
23 April 2025

T 0449/23 - (I) Resin blend E6300

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Key points This decision contains many interesting points. In this post, something about commercially available products identified only by ...