Technical Board of Appeal case T 2610/19 relates to an appeal from an opposition decision to maintain a patent. During the opposition hearing, the opponent was forced to select a single prior art document as closest prior art for arguing against inventiveness. This was despite the opponent expressing his intention to argue for other documents … Read More
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Prior Art Documents in the form of Electronic Evidence at the EPO
In T3000/19, the EPO Technical Board of Appeal provided guidance on the use of internet disclosures as prior art. Internet disclosures can form part of the state of the art but the reliability of the evidence must be preserved where such disclosures are cited against a European patent application. The EPO Guidelines for Examination provide … Read More
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