tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post8607113803037533421..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Confused Kat at the EPOVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-28286382244192350912008-06-13T13:50:00.000+01:002008-06-13T13:50:00.000+01:00It would appear that most, if not all, of the deci...It would appear that most, if not all, of the decisions which have taken so long to appear on the internet site were marked "no distribution" in the chaeck box on the first page rather than the normal "to Chairmen".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-8733104849685992502008-06-13T13:26:00.000+01:002008-06-13T13:26:00.000+01:00Dr Rudolf Teschemacher writes to the IPKat to say ...Dr Rudolf Teschemacher writes to the IPKat to say the following:<BR/><BR/>"Dear IPKat,<BR/><BR/>perhaps I may bring your confusion at the EPO to a higher level.<BR/><BR/>The EPO announces new decisions on its website on the day these decision are available to the public on the EPO's database. The time needed for this exercise which is made batchwise may depend on how busy the people responsible for this job are. This is an organisational reason why "new<BR/>decisions" may appear slightly yellowed.<BR/><BR/>As to the question how old these decisions actually are, one needs more than the date on the decision. Decisions given at the end of oral proceedings (this is the majority of Board of Appeal decisions) bear the date on which they were announced. The reasons of the decisions are drafted subsequently which may require some time. In order to find out the date on which an individual decision was notified to the parties one has to inspect the file of the respective application or patent via epoline with the indication on the list of documents "notification(s) of decisions".<BR/><BR/>Statistical data on appeals in ex parte proceedings for 2007:<BR/><BR/>Although the precise figures may be a surprising coincidence, the results are not outside the scope to be expected. The respective data for the preceding year are: <BR/><BR/>successful appeals 58%,<BR/> 26% grant<BR/> 32% further examination."David Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02336561458060095886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-69197146013783083552008-06-13T12:53:00.000+01:002008-06-13T12:53:00.000+01:00IP Kat readers should not confuse the date a writt...IP Kat readers should not confuse the date a written decision is posted to the parties with the date the decision is published on the internet. <BR/>The latter service is irrelevant to appeal proceedings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-3547012346242757682008-06-13T09:24:00.000+01:002008-06-13T09:24:00.000+01:00Re Board 3.2.06, their subject matter area may be ...Re Board 3.2.06, their subject matter area may be a clue. Given the hundreds of oppositions involving Procter & Gamble and/or Kimberly-Clark, not hard to imagine that a backlog might build up. <BR/><BR/>I understand that these kinds of products can be hard to flush through any system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-11614932432448810812008-06-13T08:51:00.000+01:002008-06-13T08:51:00.000+01:00Perhaps anon. 120608 21:20 then has an explanation...Perhaps anon. 120608 21:20 then has an explanation for why more than half the decisions originate from Board 3.2.06. If the Board really has no control over this service I am at a loss to see how this rash of decisions could result.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-70023605512505019142008-06-12T21:20:00.000+01:002008-06-12T21:20:00.000+01:00Publication of DG3 decisions on the Internet is no...Publication of DG3 decisions on the Internet is nothing more than a service to the public. The Boards have no control over this service. <BR/>Obviously the last commentator has not yet been a party at EPO appeal proceedings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-41245246659177333902008-06-12T14:25:00.000+01:002008-06-12T14:25:00.000+01:00If you look at the details of the Boards making th...If you look at the details of the Boards making the decisions, you will note that Board 3.2.06 comes up with remarkable frequency. My thoughts are that they have been squirreling the decisions and they have only just been found.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-51031401446009252572008-06-12T14:16:00.000+01:002008-06-12T14:16:00.000+01:0050-50 chance when you toss a coin for a particular...50-50 chance when you toss a coin for a particular result, so only right that this ended up with a 50-50 split...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com