No, it is not a translation of the decision, but a “summary/comment” published by the EBoA. So more than the questions. In my understanding the EBoA shortly comments on the G3/19 case in this text (just as an example see extract below). The full translation of the decision is expected in fall or later.
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However, under Art. 164(2) EPC the Administrative Council's power is not limited by an interpretation of the article in question in an earlier decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal. This approach finds confirmation in decisions T 315/03, T 272/95, T 666/05 and T 1213/05.
The President argued that question 2 should also be answered in the affirmative, since having regard to Art. 164(2) EPC, R. 28(2) EPC is in conformity with Art. 53(b) EPC. In decisions G 2/12 (OJ EPO 2016, 27) and G 2/13 (OJ EPO 2016, 28) the Enlarged Board did not conclude or even imply that Art. 53(b) EPC itself explicitly acknowledges the patentability of plants (or plant material such as fruit) exclusively generated by an essentially biological process. It was only by reference to R. 27 EPC that the Enlarged Board considered that Art. 53(b) EPC was to be interpreted on account of a "rather wide notion of the patentability of biotechnological inventions concerning plant-related processes and products other than plant varieties"
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From: Npos_2018 [mailto:npos_2018-bounces@testbiotech.de] On Behalf Of Christoph Then
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I do not think this a translation of the decision, it seems to be only to be the question.
Am 22.06.20 um 11:15 schrieb Johanna Eckhardt no-patents-seeds.org:
Dear all,
a summary of the G3/19 decision has been published in English, German and French by the EPO: https://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/official-journal/2020/etc/se4/p2.html
(See as well below under „I. Patentability“)
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Johanna
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18.06.2020
Supplementary publication 4, Official Journal 2020
EPO Boards of Appeal Case Law 2018 and 2019
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CONTENT
FOREWORD
FOREWORD by the President of the Boards of Appeal
1
BOARD OF APPEAL AND ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW 2018 AND 2019
I. PATENTABILITY
2-22
II. PATENT APPLICATION AND AMENDMENTS
23-44
III. RULES COMMON TO ALL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE EPO
45-61
IV. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE DEPARTMENTS OF FIRST INSTANCE
62-72
V. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE BOARDS OF APPEAL
73-98
ANNEXES
ANNEX 1
Decisions discussed in the Case Law Report 2018/2019
99-109
ANNEX 2
Cited decisions
110-115
ANNEX 3
Headnotes/catchwords to 2019 decisions which have been (or will be) published
116-117
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