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20 February 2019
In the meeting of the Committee on Patent Law, the
Office and the representatives of the 38 EPO Contracting States, together with
the European Commission as observer, had a first exchange of
views on possible next steps following the recent decision
T 1063/18 of an EPO Board of Appeal on plant patentability. The
Committee addressed different potential options for the way forward and
particularly supported measures to obtain an opinion from the Enlarged Board of
Appeal on the matter. The need for legal certainty in the interest of the users
of the European patent system and the general public was strongly underlined in
the debate. Discussions will continue with the
intention to find a solution in the short term.
Further information
- Written decision in case T 1063/18 (PDF, 284 KB)