Download This PaperThe Procedural Rules in Appeal Proceedings Before the European Patent Office
IP and the Judiciary, Editors: Christophe Geiger, Craig Nard and Xavier Seuba Edward Elgar ‐ European Intellectual Property Institutes Network series, 2016
14 Pages Posted: 6 Sep 2016
Date Written: May 09, 2016
Abstract
The paper examines the case law of the boards of appeal of the European Patent Office on procedural aspects of appeal proceedings. It in particular elaborates on the role and function of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal and shows their impact on decisions of the boards. The chapter thus takes a procedural angle on the question of how IP law is applied on a European level.
Keywords: European patents, Boards of Appeal, appeal proceedings, Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal
JEL Classification: O3, O34
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