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EPO's Enlarged Board of Appeal publishes reasoning in case G 1/21 regarding video conferencing

The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office today issued the reasons for its decision G 1/21 (Oral proceedings by videoconference) of 16 July 2021, in which it ruled that oral proceedings before the Boards of Appeal can, during a period of general emergency impairing the parties' possibilities to attend in-person oral proceedings at the EPO premises, be held by videoconference even without the consent of the parties.

28/10/2021

Press Communiqué of 28 October 2021 on referral G 1/21 to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:
epo.org

Full text of the decision:
documents.epo.org

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