| 词条 | G 1/15 | ||||||||
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In case G 1/15, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) affirmed the concept of partial priority.[1] That is, a patent claim in a European patent application or European patent may partially benefit from the priority of an earlier application. HistoryThe questions referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal under {{EPC Article|112|1|a}} sought "to clarify how Article 88(2), second sentence, EPC is to be applied in the light of the Enlarged Board's decision G 2/98 in cases where a claim encompasses, without spelling them out, alternative subject-matters having all the features of the claim (known as a generic "OR"-claim), and whether parent and divisional applications may be prior art under {{EPC Article|54|3}} against one another in respect of subject-matter disclosed in a priority application but not entitled to priority."[2] The case, triggered by decision T 557/13 issued on 17 July 2015 by Board of Appeal 3.3.06,[3] had led the President of the EPO to decide that "all proceedings before EPO examining and opposition divisions in which the decision depends entirely" on the outcome of the case were to "be stayed ex officio until the Enlarged Board issues its decision".[2][4] The case attracted more than thirty amicus curiae briefs.[5][6] Oral proceedings were held on 7 June 2016 at the EPO in Munich, Germany.[7][8] The order, which was issued on November 29, 2016, reads: {{cquote|Under the EPC, entitlement to partial priority may not be refused for a claim encompassing alternative subject-matter by virtue of one or more generic expressions or otherwise (generic "OR"-claim) provided that said alternative subject-matter has been disclosed for the first time, directly, or at least implicitly, unambiguously and in an enabling manner in the priority document. No other substantive conditions or limitations apply in this respect.[9]}}The full reasoned decision was issued in February 2017.[10][11] See also
References1. ^Decision T 0260/14 (Polyether-based preparations) of 13.4.2017, point 2.3. 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/official-journal/2015/11/a92.html|title=Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 October 2015 concerning the staying of proceedings due to referral G 1/15|date=30 November 2015|work=EPO Official Journal November 2015 (A92)|publisher=European Patent Office|accessdate=30 December 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://ipkitten.blogspot.ie/2015/08/partial-priority-questions-for-enlarged.html|title=Partial Priority - questions for the Enlarged Board now revealed|last=Smyth|first=Darren|date=13 August 2015|work=IPKat|accessdate=14 May 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://ipkitten.blogspot.ie/2015/11/president-pauses-processing-of.html|title=President pauses processing of potentially poisonous priorities|last=Brophy|first=David|date=3 November 2015|work=IPKat|accessdate=14 May 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/eba/pending/g1-15.html|title=G1/15: amicus curiae briefs|date=8 April 2016|publisher=European Patent Office|accessdate=14 May 2016}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://tuftythecat.blogspot.de/2016/03/g-115-amicus-briefs.html|title=G 1/15 Amicus Briefs|last=Pearce|first=David|date=3 March 2016|work=Tufty the Cat blog|accessdate=14 May 2016}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://register.epo.org/application?documentId=EYP5GXEP9313684&number=EP98203458&lng=en&npl=false|title=Case Number G 1/15 - Order|last=van der Eijk|first=W.|author-link=Wim van der Eijk|date=10 March 2016|publisher=Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office|accessdate=15 May 2016}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://tuftythecat.blogspot.ie/2016/05/g-115-partial-priority-update.html|title=G 1/15 (partial priority) - an update|last=Pearce|first=David|date=11 May 2016|work=Tufty the Cat blog|accessdate=15 May 2016}} {{cite web|url=http://tuftythecat.blogspot.de/2016/06/g-115-wait-is-nearly-over.html|title=G 1/15: The wait is nearly over |last=Pearce|first=David|date=7 June 2016|work=Tufty the Cat blog|accessdate=10 June 2016}} 9. ^[https://register.epo.org/application?documentId=EZRVZZP16932684&number=EP98203458&lng=en&npl=false G 1/15 Order], European Patent Register, European patent application No. 98203458.9 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2016/20161202.html|title=Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO rules on partial priorities|date=2 December 2016|publisher=European Patent Office|accessdate=3 December 2016}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2017/20170203.html|title=Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO rules on partial priorities|date=3 February 2017|publisher=European Patent Office|accessdate=12 February 2017}} Further reading
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1 : Case law of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office |
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