====== Hilfsanträge ======

-> [[http://www.european-patent-office.org/epo/pubs/oj005/06_05/06_3575.pdf|Rechtsauskunft des Europäischen Patentamts Nr. 15/05 (rev. 2)]]


==== Substanziierung von Hilfsanträgen ====

The European Patent Convention is silent about the need of substantiation of a request. However, according to Article 125 EPC, in the absence of procedural provisions in this Convention, the European Patent Office shall take into account the principles of procedural law generally recognised in the Contracting
States. Accordingly, the Board has to take care that
the general rules of fairness are respected and that
any tactical manoeuvres to the detriment of any other
party, here filing of auxiliary requests, which are not
sufficiently substantiated, are avoided.((Entsch. v. 12 August 2004, T 0888/02))


===== siehe auch =====