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"Table of contents" [2020] ELECD 137; in Muller, O. Marcus; Mulder, A.M. Cees (eds), "Proceedings Before the European Patent Office" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020) vi

Book Title: Proceedings Before the European Patent Office

Editor(s): Müller, O. Marcus; Mulder, A.M. Cees

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section Title: Table of contents

Number of pages: 5

Extract:

Table of contents


About the authors xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xv
List of abbreviations and acronyms xvi
Tables of legislation and decisions xvii

1. Introduction 1

2. Drafting and prosecution stage 3
2.1 Introduction to drafting and prosecution 3
2.2 How to avoid problems with priority in opposition
and appeal 3
2.3 The impact of drafting styles on opposition and appeal 5
2.3.1 The necessity of creating fall-back positions 7
2.3.2 The risk of using ambiguous terms 9
2.3.3 The appropriate level of generality 12
2.3.4 Errors in drafting and their consequences
in opposition and appeal 14
2.3.5 Optional or essential feature ­ to be
decided at the drafting stage 16
2.4 Prosecution with an eye on opposition and appeal 18
2.5 Conclusion 20

3. Opposition stage 21
3.1 Introduction to opposition 21
3.2 How to avoid problems with admissibility 25
3.2.1 Legal basis 25
3.2.2 Non-remediable deficiencies 27
3.2.3 Remediable deficiencies 30
3.2.4 Further issues 31
3.3 Extent of opposition 32
3.4 How to attack/defend a patent (grounds for
opposition) 33

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3.4.1 General aspects 33
3.4.2 Lack of novelty (Article 100(a) EPC) ­
written disclosure 34
3.4.3 Lack of novelty (Article 100(a) EPC) ­ oral
disclosure 39
3.4.4 Lack of novelty (Article 100(a) EPC) ­
public prior use 40
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