| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2017:G000116.20171218 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 18 December 2017 | ||||||||
| Case number: | G 0001/16 | ||||||||
| Referral: | T 0437/14 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 08003327.7 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | H01L 51/30 C09K 11/06 H05B 33/14 |
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| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | A | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Complexes of form L2IrX | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | The Trustees of Princeton University The University of Southern California |
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| Opponent name: | Merck Patent GmbH BASF SE |
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| Board: | EBA | ||||||||
| Headnote: | For the purpose of considering whether a claim amended by the introduction of an undisclosed disclaimer is allowable under Article 123(2) EPC, the disclaimer must fulfil one of the criteria set out in point 2.1 of the order of decision G 1/03. The introduction of such a disclaimer may not provide a technical contribution to the subject-matter disclosed in the application as filed. In particular, it may not be or become relevant for the assessment of inventive step or for the question of sufficiency of disclosure. The disclaimer may not remove more than necessary either to restore novelty or to disclaim subject-matter excluded from patentability for non-technical reasons. |
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| Keywords: | Allowability of undisclosed disclaimers Applicability of the gold standard disclosure test as defined in decision G 2/10 to undisclosed disclaimers  no Applicability of criteria as defined in decisions G 1/03 and G 2/03  yes Drafting of undisclosed disclaimers  no technical contribution to the claimed subject-matter of the application as filed may be provided |
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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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EPC Implementing Rules
EPO Guidelines - G Patentability
XGL G II 5.4 Plant and animal varieties or essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals
EPO Guidelines - H Amendments and Corrections
XGL H V 4.1 The subject-matter to be excluded is not disclosed in the application as originally filed (so-called undisclosed disclaimers)
Offical Journal of the EPO
XOJ EPO SE 1/2021, p179 - Annex 1 - Index of published decisions of the boards of appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (as at 31 December 2020)
XOJ EPO SE 1/2020, p174 - Annex 1 - Index of published decisions of the boards of appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (as at 31 December 2019)
XOJ EPO SE 1/2019, p158 - XVI. - Index of published decisions of the boards of appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (as at 31 December 2018)
Case Law Book: II Conditions to be met by an Application
XCLR II D 3.1.2 G 2/98 and the concept of disclosure – interpretation in the same way as for Art. 123(2) EPC