G 2/21 does not permit armchair inventing (T 0258/21)
The IPKat
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Boards of Appeal have interpreted G 2/21 as permitting patentees to rely on technical effects for which the application as filed is completely silent ( IPKat , IPKat ). The decision in T 0258/21 is therefore not surprising, and confirms that whilst G 2/21 is broadly favourable to patentees, it does not permit armchair inventing.
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