This is a list of decisions and opinions of the

Enlarged Board of Appeal The European Patent Convention (EPC), the multilateral treaty instituting the legal system according to which European patents are granted, contains provisions allowing a party to appeal a decision issued by a first instance department of the Euro ...

of the

European Patent Office The European Patent Office (EPO) is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation (EPOrg), the other being the Administrative Council. The EPO acts as executive body for the organisation

(EPO) in chronological order of their date of issuance. The list includes decisions under (following a referral from a Board of Appeal), opinions under (following a referral from the President of the EPO), "to ensure uniform application of the law" and to clarify or interpret important points of law in relation to the

European Patent Convention The European Patent Convention (EPC), also known as the Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to ...

, and decisions on a request for a proposal of removal from Office of a member of the Boards of Appeal under . The list does not include decisions on petitions for review under . ''The list is incomplete.''

Decided cases

1980 – 1989

1990 – 1994

1995 – 1999

2000 – 2004

2005 – 2009

2010 – 2014

2015 – 2019

From 2020

Pending cases

As of 19 November 2023, one referral is pending before the Enlarged Board of Appeal.

References

External links

Enlarged Board of Appeal decisions and opinions
on the EPO website

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