The board in T 500/00 and T 740/98 ruled that the principle of good faith could not be invoked against the application of the principles concerning the allowability of disclaimers laid down in G 1/03 to pending cases (see also T 1045/09 and chapter III.A.5.1. "Case law deviating from or overruling the practice").
Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/caselaw/2019/e/clr_ii_e_1_7_5.htm
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021