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,

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

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

A. Claims

1. Clarity of claims – indication of all essential features

(CLB, II.A.3.2.)

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))