List of Decisions of The EPO Boards of Appeal Relating To Article 52(2) and (3) EPC

List Of Decisions Of The EPO Boards Of Appeal Relating To Article 52(2) And (3) EPC

This list provides a guide to decisions of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) relating to Article 52(2) and (3) EPC. These decisions touch the issue of patentable subject-matter under the European Patent Convention (EPC). The accompanying notes offer an explanation as to the content of the decision. For an introduction to patentable subject-matter under the EPC, see Patentable subject-matter under the EPC and Software patents under the EPC. The organisation of the list is by date of the decision. The criteria for inclusion in the list are:

  • the decision has been published on the Official Journal of the EPO (OJ), or will be published at the Official Journal, as indicated in the decision; and
  • the decision explicitly mentions Article 52(2) and/or (3) EPC in the reasons, unless the mention is tangential or the case exclusively relates to procedural questions.

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