A breakthrough in Patent Interpretation: Decision G 0001/24 of the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal Redefines the Criteria for Reading Claims
On 18 June 2025, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued one of the most anticipated and significant decisions of recent years in the field of European patent law: Decision G 0001/24. This ruling, which originates from the referral made by the EPO Technical Board of Appeal in Case T 0439/22 between Philip Morris Products S.A