1.Legal status of the EPO boards of appeal 1.1.The judiciary of the European Patent Organisation 1.2.Boards of appeal as judicial authorities 1.2.1Courts of law under the EPC 1.2.2Tribunals under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights 1.2.3Judicial or quasi-judicial authorities under the TRIPS Agreement 1.2.4Courts according to national case law 1.3.Not a court or tribunal of an EU Member State 1.4.Power to amend the RPBA under Article 23(4) EPC 1.5.Nature of the case law of the boards of appeal – no binding precedents 1.6.Nature of national case law – not binding on the boards of appeal 2.Extension agreements and ordinances 2.1.Legal nature 2.2.No jurisdiction of the boards of appeal 2.3.Non-applicability of Article 105(1)(a) EPC 3.Administrative agreements under Article 10(2)(a) EPC Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/caselaw/2019/e/clr_vii.htmDate retrieved: 17 May 202118 references found. Click X to load a reference inside the current page, click on the title to open in a new page.Case Law BookXCLR TOC OF CONTENTSLoading...XCLR INDEX LawLoading...Case Law Book: VII Proceedings before the EPOXCLR VII 1 Legal status of the EPO boards of appealLoading...XCLR VII 1.1 The judiciary of the European Patent OrganisationLoading...XCLR VII 1.2 Boards of appeal as judicial authoritiesLoading...XCLR VII 1.2.1 Courts of law under the EPCLoading...XCLR VII 1.2.2 Tribunals under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human RightsLoading...XCLR VII 1.2.3 Judicial or quasi-judicial authorities under the TRIPS AgreementLoading...XCLR VII 1.2.4 Courts according to national case lawLoading...XCLR VII 1.3 Not a court or tribunal of an EU Member StateLoading...XCLR VII 1.4 Power to amend the RPBA under Article 23(4) EPCLoading...XCLR VII 1.5 Nature of the case law of the boards of appeal – no binding precedentsLoading...XCLR VII 1.6 Nature of national case law – not binding on the boards of appealLoading...XCLR VII 2 Extension agreements and ordinancesLoading...XCLR VII 2.1 Legal natureLoading...XCLR VII 2.2 No jurisdiction of the boards of appealLoading...XCLR VII 2.3 Non-applicability of Article 105(1)(a) EPCLoading...XCLR VII 3 Administrative agreements under Article 10(2)(a) EPCLoading...