[Foreign Law/Article] EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal Decision (G 2/21) and Practical Suggestions in Light of the Decision (Intellectual Property Management

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[Foreign Law/Article] EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal Decision G 2/21 and Practical Suggestions in Light of the Decision (Peter, Intellectual Property Management, Vol. 74 No. 4, 2024)

(1) Experimental evidence cannot be disregarded solely because the basis for the effect had not been made public as of the filing date.

(2) Reliance is permitted if a person skilled in the art, based on common general technical knowledge, can recognize the effect as encompassed by the technical teaching!!

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