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Acceleration of appeal proceedings under Article 10(3) to (6) of the Rules of Procedure of the BoA: conditions and supplementary information
The Administrative Council approved amendments to Articles 13(2), 15(1) and 15(9)(b) of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (RPBA).
The President of the Boards of Appeal publishes, before the beginning of each working year, a list of cases for the coming year.
The EPO is competent to assess priority entitlement, which is presumed to exist if the formal requirements for claiming priority are fulfilled.
Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.03 has by interlocutory decision T 438/19 referred questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal.
In its March 2023 session the Administrative Council appointed three new legally qualified members of the Boards of Appeal.
The Boards of Appeal Committee and the President of the Boards of Appeal invite users to participate in an online consultation
In 2022 the BoA settled 3 576 appeal cases and reduced the number of pending cases that are older than 30 months by 26.1% compared to 2021.
The oral proceedings in cases G 1/22 and G 2/22 ("Entitlement to priority") before the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal will be held on 26 May 2023. The p