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Sunday, 6 December 2020

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Sunday, 30 December 2018

G 0009/91 - Power to examine - #1

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Citation rank: 1 No. of citations: 709 The most-cited decision of a Board of Appeal ever, G 9/91 , is concerned with the question of w...
Saturday, 29 December 2018

G 0010/91 - Examination of opposition-appeals - #2

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Citation rank: 2 No. of citations: 665 G 10/91 (in consolidated proceedings with G 9/01 ) is concerned with the character and nature o...
Friday, 21 December 2018

G 0002/88 - Second non-medical indication / "Friction-reducing additive"- #3

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Citation rank: 3 No. of citations: 368 G 2/88 ("Friction reducing additive") and G 6/88 ("Plant growth regulating agen...
Tuesday, 18 December 2018

G 0001/03 - "Undisclosed" disclaimers - #4

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Citation rank: 4 No. of citations: 308 G 1/03 (together with G 2/03 ) defined under which conditions "undisclosed disclaimers...
Monday, 17 December 2018

T 0641/00 - Mix of technical an non-technical features / "Comvik" - #5

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Citation rank: 5 No. of citations: 258 The "Comvik" decision ( T 641/00 ) is concerned with the question of how to deal with ...
Thursday, 13 December 2018

G 0001/93 - Limiting feature / The "inescapable trap" - #6

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Citation rank: 6 No. of citations: 258 G 1/93 deals with the conflicting requirements of Art. 123(2) and (3), and with the harsh conse...
Tuesday, 4 December 2018

G 0009/92 - "Non-appealing party" - #7

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Citation rank: 7 No. of citations: 254 G 9/92 (in consolidated proceedings with G 4/93 , see same review here ) looked at the consequen...
Monday, 3 December 2018

G 0002/98 - "The same invention" - #8

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Citation rank: 8 No. of citations: 240 Decision G 2/98 answered the question which requirements have to be met in order for a priority...
Thursday, 29 November 2018

G 0010/93 - Scope of examination in ex parte appeal - #9

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Citation rank: 9 No. of citations: 234 G 10/93 is concerned with the question of whether, and to what extent, an Appeal Board in ex pa...
Tuesday, 27 November 2018

T 1002/92 - Admissibility of late-filed evidence (in opposition and appeal) - #10

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Citation rank: 10 No. of citations: 218 T 1002/92 deals with the issue of late-filing of evidence, in particular late-filed documents....
Friday, 23 November 2018

T 0002/83 - Problem-inventions / The "could-would" approach - #11

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Citation rank: 11 No. of citations: 216 T 2/83 is known for two things: firstly, it confirmed that "problem inventions" exis...
Tuesday, 20 November 2018

T 0153/85 - Admissibility of late-filed requests / Criterion of "clear allowability" - #12

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Citation rank: 12 No. of citations: 212 T 153/85 is concerned with the criteria to be applied by Boards of Appeal when they assess adm...
Monday, 19 November 2018

T 0409/91 - Sufficiency of disclosure vs. support by the desciption - #13

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Citation rank: 13 No. of citations: 205 T 409/91 looked at the relationship between sufficiency of disclosure (Art. 83) and support by...
Wednesday, 14 November 2018

T 0939/92 - Technical effect "over the whole area claimed" - Triazoles/AGREVO - #14

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Citation rank: 14 No. of citations: 198 T 939/92 ("AGREVO") looked at the relationship between the contribution to the art a...