R.116 EPC Preparation of oral proceedings

(1)

When issuing the summons, the European Patent Office shall draw attention to the points which in its opinion need to be discussed for the purposes of the decision to be taken. At the same time a final date for making written submissions in preparation for the oral proceedings shall be fixed. Rule 132 shall not apply. New facts and evidence presented after that date need not be considered, unless admitted on the grounds that the subject of the proceedings has changed.

(2)

If the applicant or patent proprietor has been notified of the grounds prejudicing the grant or maintenance of the patent, he may be invited to submit, by the date specified in paragraph 1, second sentence, documents which meet the requirements of the Convention. Paragraph 1, third and fourth sentences, shall apply mutatis mutandis.

[ Art. 114 116 ]

See decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 6/95 (Annex I).

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Date retrieved: 30 December 2018

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EPC Articles

X A.114 EPC Examination by the European Patent Office of its own motion

X A.116 EPC Oral proceedings

EPC Implementing Rules

X Chapter III Oral proceedings and taking of evidence

X R.132 EPC Periods specified by the European Patent Office

EPO Guidelines - C Procedureal Aspects of Substantive Examination

X GL C III 5 Summons to oral proceedings as the first action in examination

X GL C V 15.4 Issuing a further communication (no refusal)

EPO Guidelines - D Opposition and Limitation/Revocation Procedures

X GL D VI 3.2 Summons to oral proceedings

EPO Guidelines - E General Procedural Matters

X GL E III 6 Summons to oral proceedings

X GL E III 8.5 Submissions by the parties

X GL E III 8.5.1.1 Opposition proceedings (inter partes)

X GL E III 8.6 Facts, evidence or amendments introduced at a late stage

X GL E VI 2 Late filed submissions

X GL E VI 2.2 Examples concerning oral proceedings in opposition procedure

X GL E X 2.10 Late-filed submissions under Rule 116

EPO Guidelines - H Amendments and Corrections

X GL H II 2.7 Late-filed requests after summons to oral proceedings in examination

X GL H II 2.7.1 Concept of "clear allowability"

X GL H III 2.1.3 Rule 137(4) and oral proceedings

X GL H III 3.3.1.2 Timeliness and structure of auxiliary requests

X GL H III 3.3.2 Preparing the decision

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO SE 3/2018, p82 - ANNEX 1

X OJ EPO SE 3/2018, p2 - BOARDS OF APPEAL AND ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW 2017

X OJ EPO SE 3/2018, p0 - CONTENTS

X OJ EPO SE 4/2017, p2 - BOARD OF APPEAL AND ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW 2015/2016

Case Law Book: III Amendments

X CLR III B 2.4.3 to consider evidence

X CLR III C 1.1.1 principle

X CLR III C 4.3.3 discretion to send communication under Article 15(1) RPBA

X CLR III C 4.4 submission of new facts and evidence in the preparation for oral proceedings - Rule 116 EPC (Rule 71a EPC 1973)

X CLR III C 4.4.1 and opposition proceedings

X CLR III C 4.4.2 proceedings

X CLR III G 1 1.Introduction

X CLR III G 3.2 frame for submitting evidence

Case Law Book: IV Divisional Applications

X CLR IV B 2.6.2 under Rule 137(3) EPC in oral proceedings

X CLR IV C 1.1.2 basis

X CLR IV C 1.2.1 submissions

X CLR IV C 1.2.3.B Late submission of new arguments

X CLR IV D 4.1.1 4.1.1General

X CLR IV D 4.1.3 frame for filing amendments

X CLR IV E 3.2.1.F Abandonment of subject-matter

X CLR IV E 4.2.6.A Efficient conduct of the proceedings

X CLR IV E 4.3.2.A Admission of requests already refused by the opposition division

X CLR IV E 4.5.1 4.5.1General

X CLR IV F 3.3.2 listed exhaustively

Case Law of the Enlarged Board

X G 0006/95 (Interpretation of Rule 71a(1) EPC) of 24.7.1996

X G 0001/12 () of 30.4.2014

General Case Law

X R 0020/09 (Schwerwiegender VerstoÃ gegen Art. 113 (1) EPÃ, sonstiger … of 7.9.2010

X T 0133/06 () of 29.5.2008

X T 0462/06 (Benzopyrancarboxylic acid/MERCK) of 1.7.2009

X T 1600/06 (Repeater with variable bandwidth/ALLGON) of 10.10.2008

X T 0937/07 (STEAM REFORMING/BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE) of 28.8.2009

X T 1067/08 (High-activity phytase/BASF SE) of 10.2.2011

X T 2362/08 () of 14.3.2011

X T 0902/09 (Nutritional compositions/DSM) of 30.4.2014

X T 0937/09 () of 20.7.2012

X T 1621/09 () of 22.9.2011

X T 0028/10 (Fungizide Wirkstoffkombination/BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG) of 12.12.2011

X T 1125/10 () of 7.2.2013

X T 0484/11 (Internet telephony/BT) of 8.11.2013

X T 0355/13 () of 18.11.2015