The members of the Enlarged Board of Appeal and of the Boards of Appeal shall be appointed for a term of five years and may not be removed from office during this term, except if there are serious grounds for such removal and if the Administrative Council, on a proposal from the Enlarged Board of Appeal, takes a decision to this effect. Notwithstanding sentence 1, the term of office of members of the Boards shall end if they resign or are retired in accordance with the Service Regulations for permanent employees of the European Patent Office.
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In their decisions the members of the Boards shall not be bound by any instructions and shall comply only with the provisions of this Convention.
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The Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal shall be adopted in accordance with the Implementing Regulations. They shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Council.
Amended by the Act revising the European Patent Convention of 29.11.2000.
See the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal, last amendments approved by decision of the Administrative Council CA/D 5/19 of 26.06.2019 (OJ EPO 2019, A63) and the Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal, last amendments approved by decision of the Administrative Council CA/D 3/15 of 25.03.2015 (OJ EPO 2015, A35).
See decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 6/95 (Annex I).
Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/ar23.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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EPC Implementing Rules
X Decision of the Administrative Council of 25 March 2015 approving amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office
XR.12a EPC Rule 12a Organisation and management of the Boards of Appeal Unit and President of the Boards of Appeal
XR.12b EPC Rule 12b Presidium of the Boards of Appeal and business distribution scheme for the Boards of Appeal
XR.12c EPC Rule 12c Boards of Appeal Committee and procedure for adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal and of the Enlarged Board of Appeal
XR.12d EPC Rule 12d Appointment and re-appointment of the members, including the Chairmen, of the Boards of Appeal and of the Enlarged Board of Appeal
EPO Guidelines - E General Procedural Matters
Offical Journal of the EPO
XOJ EPO SE 1/2021, p169 - XV.1 - Organisation of the Boards of Appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal (Rule 12 to Rule 13 EPC)
XOJ EPO SE 1/2021, p3 - II.1 - Business distribution scheme of the Enlarged Board of Appeal for 2021
XOJ EPO 2021, A19 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 23 March 2021 approving an amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (CA/D 3/21)
XOJ EPO SE 1/2020, p164 - XV.1 - Organisation of the Boards of Appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal (Rule 12 to Rule 13 EPC)
XOJ EPO SE 1/2020, p3 - II.1 - Business distribution scheme of the Enlarged Board of Appeal for 2020
XOJ EPO SE 1/2019, p148 - XV.1 - Organisation of the Boards of Appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal (Rule 12 to Rule 13 EPC)
XOJ EPO SE 1/2019, p3 - II.1 - Business distribution scheme of the Enlarged Board of Appeal for 2019
XOJ EPO 2019, A63 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 26 June 2019 approving the revised version of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal ( CA/D 5/19 Corr. 1 ) [ 1 ]
XOJ EPO SE 1/2018, p41 - III.2 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 25 October 2007 approving amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office [ 1 ]
XOJ EPO SE 1/2018, p30 - III.1 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 25 March 2015 approving amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (CA/D 3/15) [ 1 ]
XOJ EPO SE 1/2018, p3 - II.1 - Business distribution scheme of the Enlarged Board of Appeal for the year 2018
XOJ EPO 2018, A63 - Delegation of functions and powers from the President of the European Patent Office to the President of the Boards of Appeal
XOJ EPO SE 1/2017, p3 - II.1 - Business distribution scheme of the Enlarged Board of Appeal for the year 2017
XOJ EPO 2015, A35 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 25 March 2015 approving amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (CA/D 3/15)
XOJ EPO 2009, 516 - Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.10 dated 3 February 2009 T 1063/06 3.3.10
Case Law Book
Case Law Book: III Amendments
XCLR III J 6.2.3 Suspected partiality of the Chairman of the Enlarged Board of Appeal who at the same time was Vice-President of Directorate-General 3 (VP3)