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Case law of the boards of appeal of the European Patent Office / edited by Albert Ballester Rodés [and others].
1996
G 941 EPO.C 1996
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Title
Case law of the boards of appeal of the European Patent Office / edited by Albert Ballester Rodés [and others].
Author
European Patent Office (EPO), issuing body.
Rodés, Albert Ballester, editor.
Ballester Rodés, Albert, editor.
Rodés, Albert Ballester, editor.
Ballester Rodés, Albert, editor.
Description
406 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN
389605015X
9783896050151
9783896050151
Alternate Call Number
G 941 EPO.C 1996
Note
Contents : Foreword; Reader's guide; 1. Patentability : A. Patentable inventions : 1. Technical nature of invention; 2. Medical methods; B. Exceptions to patentability : 1. Introduction; 2. Inventions contrary to ORDRE PUBLIC; 3. Patentability of animals and animal varieties; 4. Patentability of plants and plant varieties; 5. Essentially biological processes; 6. Microbiological processes and the products thereof; C. Novelty : 1. State of the art; 2. Disclosed content of prior publications; 3. Availability to the public; 4. Chemical inventions and selection inventions; 5. Novelty of use; 6. Non-prejudicial disclosures; D. Inventive step : 1. Introduction; 2. Problem and solution approach; 3. Closest prior art; 4. Technical problem; 5. Skilled person; 6. Proof of inventive step; 7. Secondary indicia in determining inventive step; 8. Evidence of obviousness; 2. Conditions to be met by an application : A. Sufficiency of disclosure; B. Claims; C. Unity of invention; 3. Amendments : A. Article 123(2) EPC : 1. Content of the application as originally filed; 2. Divisional applications; 3. TESTS for the allowability of an amendment; B. Article 123(3) EPC : 1. Generalisation of a feature; 2. Moving features from preamble to characterising portion; 3. Change of claim category; C. Relationship between Article 123(2) and 123(3) EPC : 1. Cases of conflict; 2. Decision of the enlarged board of appeal; 3. Resolving the conflict in exceptional cases; D. Rule 88, second sentence, EPC : 1. Relation to Art. 123(2) EPC; 2. Correction at the discretion of the EPO; 3. Obviousness of the error and the correction; E. Standard of proof for allowing amendments and corrections; 4. Priority : A. Applications giving rise to a right of priority : 1. National deposit of industrial design; 2. Postdating of the previous application; B. Identity of invention : 1. Disclosure in the previous application; 2. Enabling disclosure in the priority document; 3. Limiting the extent of protection; C. First application in a Paris Convention country; D. Partial and multiple priorities; 5. Right to a European patent; 6. Proceedings before the EPO : A. Rules common to all proceedings : general principles; B. Preliminary and formalities examination; C. Examination procedure; D. Opposition procedure; E. Appeal procedure; F. Proceedings before the disciplinary board of appeal; 7. The EPO acting as PCT authority : A. Competence of the boards of appeal in proceedings under the PCT; B. The EPO acting as ISA; C. The EPO acting as IPEA; D. The EPO as designated or elected Office;.
Formatted Contents Note
Table of abbreviations
Citations
Notes on the case numbers of Board of Appeal decisions
Patentable inventions
Exceptions to patentability
Novelty
Inventive step
Conditions to be met by an application
Sufficiency of disclosure
Claims
Unity of invention
Amendments
Article 123(2) EPC
Article 123(3) EPC
Relationship between Article 123(2) and 123(3) EPC
Rule 88, second sentence, EPC
Standard of proof for allowing amendments and corrections
Priority
Applications giving rise to a right of priority
Identy of invention
First application in a Paris Convention country
Partial and multiple priorities
Right to a European patent
Proceedings before the EPO
Rules common to all proceedings: general principles
Preliminary and formalities examination
Examination procedure
Opposition procedure
Appeal procedure
Proceedings before the Disciplinary Board of Appeal
The EPO acting as a PCT authority
Competence of the boards of appeal in proceedings under the PCT
The EPO acting as ISA
The EPO acting as IPEA
The EPO as designated or elected Office
Institutional matters
Table of cases
Index.
Citations
Notes on the case numbers of Board of Appeal decisions
Patentable inventions
Exceptions to patentability
Novelty
Inventive step
Conditions to be met by an application
Sufficiency of disclosure
Claims
Unity of invention
Amendments
Article 123(2) EPC
Article 123(3) EPC
Relationship between Article 123(2) and 123(3) EPC
Rule 88, second sentence, EPC
Standard of proof for allowing amendments and corrections
Priority
Applications giving rise to a right of priority
Identy of invention
First application in a Paris Convention country
Partial and multiple priorities
Right to a European patent
Proceedings before the EPO
Rules common to all proceedings: general principles
Preliminary and formalities examination
Examination procedure
Opposition procedure
Appeal procedure
Proceedings before the Disciplinary Board of Appeal
The EPO acting as a PCT authority
Competence of the boards of appeal in proceedings under the PCT
The EPO acting as ISA
The EPO acting as IPEA
The EPO as designated or elected Office
Institutional matters
Table of cases
Index.
Series
Published
Müchen : European Patent Office, c1996.
Language
English
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