by Daniel X. Thomas
The candidate appealed the decision of the Examining Board allotting her only 42 marks for Paper B 2024, which meant that she has failed the EQE.
The candidate’s objection
The candidate argued that it was not clear from the Examiner’s Report how the 30 marks available according to the Examiner’s Report for establishing IS for claim 1 were to be obtained at all,
by Daniel X. Thomas
EP 3 388 760 B1 relates to a regulation method for inverter compressors in refrigeration facilities.
Brief outline of the procedure
The OD rejected the opposition. The opponent appealed.
The board decided that claim 1 as granted lacked IS over D9=Technical manual of HEOS device “CAREL” with version number “Heos+0300078EN rel.
by Daniel X. Thomas
EP 2 908 723 B1 relates to high-density mapping catheter tips and to map-ablate catheter tips for diagnosing and treating cardiac arrhythmias.
The whole discussion is about the words “extend through” in the following sentence, called feature F in the rest of the blog: “wherein the proximal portion of each of the longitudinally-extending arms (188,