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OJ EPO SE 1/2021, p175 - XV.2 - Act of Delegation

Originally published in OJ EPO 2018, A63:

Delegation of functions and powers from the President of the European Patent Office to the President of the Boards of Appeal

The President of the European Patent Office,

OJ EPO SE 1/2021, p177 - XV.3 - Deputy of the President of the Boards of Appeal

Originally published in OJ EPO 2018, A85:

Decision of the President of the Boards of Appeal of 24 September 2018 designating
the deputy of the President of the Boards of Appeal

The President of the Boards of Appeal,

OJ 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)

Enlarged Board

G 0001/83	OJ 1985,060	G 0002/95	OJ 1996,555
G 0005/83	OJ 1985,064

OJ EPO SE 1/2021, p183 - Annex 2. Table setting out the amendments to the RPBA and the explanatory remarks

In the table below, the RPBA as in force until 31 December 2019 are set out in the left-hand column.

OJ EPO SE 2/2021, p0 - CONTENT

FOREWORD by the President of the Boards of Appeal

OJ EPO SE 2/2021, p1 - FOREWORD by the President of the Boards of Appeal

This Supplementary publication to the Official Journal "EPO Boards of Appeal Case Law" presents summaries of decisions of the boards issued in 2020.

OJ EPO SE 2/2021, p2 - I. PATENTABILITY

A. Exceptions to patentability

1. Product claims for plants or plant material

(Case Law of the Boards of Appeal, 9th ed. 2019 ("CLB"), I.B.3.3.3)

OJ EPO SE 2/2021, p19 - II. PATENT APPLICATION AND AMENDMENTS

A. Claims

1. Clarity of claims – indication of all essential features

(CLB, II.A.3.2.)

OJ EPO SE 2/2021, p37 - III. RULES COMMON TO ALL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE EPO

A. Right to be heard

1. The right to be heard in oral proceedings

(CLB, III.B.2.6.)

OJ EPO SE 2/2021, p49 - IV. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE DEPARTMENTS OF FIRST INSTANCE

A. Examination procedure

1. Decisions with no text submitted or agreed by the applicant (Article 113(2) EPC)

(CLB, IV.B.3.2.3 a))

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