EPO オフィシャルジャーナル発行

2008　Issue 6

Technical boards of appeal
T 263/05 - 3.2.06 - Laser welding/HONDA GIKEN KOGYO K.K.
"Novelty and inventive step of one independent claim and its dependent claims (yes)" - "Amendments prohibited by Rules 57a or 29(2) EPC (no)" - "Amendments to description (allowed)" - "Amendment of a party's case to introduce a new line of argument in appeal proceedings after filing of reply (not allowed)" - "Extent of duty of board of appeal to examine claims ex officio (Article 114(1) EPC)" - "Extent of power of Board acting ex officio under Article 111(1) EPC to remit a case to the opposition division" - "Remittal of case to opposition division (no)" - "Requests to record matters in minutes (refused)"