EBA Decides G1/24 on Claim Interpretation: The Description Should Always Be Consulted – OPUS IP

G 1/24 – Decision from EBA on claim interpretation at the EPO gets straight to the point

The Enlarged Board of Appeal has issued a decision which settles a longstanding debate around how patent claims should be interpreted when assessing patentability at all levels of the European Patent Office.

EBA decides G1/24 on claim interpretation: The description should always be consulted – OPUS IP

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/eba-decides-g124-on-claim.html The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has issued its highly anticipated decision in G 1/24, relating to fundamental questions about how patent claims should be interpreted when assessing patentability. The referral arose from diverging Board of Appeal case law on whether the description and drawings should always be used... Continue reading