Remove citing G 1 22 and G 2 22.
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New referrals to the Enlarged Board on the EPO's joint applicants approach to priority (G 1/22 & G 2/22)

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There have been two referrals (consolidated) to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) on the question of the EPO's joint application approach to priority for PCT(EP) applications (G 1/22 and G 2/22). The cases cited in the referrals both stemmed from the PCT application WO 2005/110481 (P2).

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Highlights from the new EPO Guidelines for Examination 2024

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The updated EPO Guidelines for Examination will enter into force on 1 March 2024. The main updates this year reflect the recent decisions from the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) in G2/21 (Evidence standard for inventive step/plausibility) and G 1/22 (Entitlement to priority). Following G 1/22 (and G 2/22), A-III-6.1