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The IPKat
DECEMBER 22, 2023
G2/21 and the mysteries of plausibility The topic that this Kat has spent the most electronic ink on this year is undoubtedly G 2/21. Readers looking for some clarity on G 2/21 may wish to skip straight to the recent referring Board's interpretation of G 2/21 in T 0116/18.
The IPKat
MARCH 4, 2023
In the first post she discussed the Copyright Amendment Bill in relation to the fact that, recently, the South Africa’s National Council of Provinces had began the first set of public hearings on the same topic. As we reached the beginning of March , here is the first round-up post of the Spring month.
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The IPKat
APRIL 10, 2023
Claim interpretation is the current hot-topic at the EPO , specifically the extent to which the description should be taken into account in claim interpretation. According to these Board of Appeal decisions, inconsistencies between the claims and the description would confuse the skilled person over how to interpret the claim language.
The IPKat
MARCH 24, 2023
The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has released its written decision in G 2/21 on the question of post-published evidence. In G 2/21 , the EBA consciously avoids the rabbit hole of plausibility, dismissing it as a generic catch word that does not amount to a distinctive legal concept.
The IPKat
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
The European patent attorney community is currently eagerly awaiting the decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal referral G 2/21 on the thorny topic of plausibility and post-filed evidence. Establishing the plausibility of an invention is often considered a higher bar than the standard sufficiency test.
The IPKat
JANUARY 27, 2023
The announcement ( here ) states that going forward it will now be at the discretion of individual Boards of Appeal to summon parties to and conduct oral proceedings either in person or by VICO. The EPO has also launched a user consultation on the implementation of Board of Appeal oral proceedings by videoconference (ViCo).
The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
As recently reported here on IPKat , we are imminently expecting a referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) on the issue of using post-filed data to support plausibility for inventive step. Case background: Insecticides and synergy Not one of her favourite patent cases.
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