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11.03.13Decision by the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EPO): G1/10
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has decided:
Since Rule 140 EPC is not available to correct the text of a patent, a patent proprietor's request for such a correction is inadmissible whenever made, including after the initiation of opposition proceedings.
Decision of July 27, 2012, G1/10, Request to correct patent/FISHER-ROSEMOUNT