"the Enlarged Board of Appeal has recently endorsed by way of obiter dictum in decisions G 1/05 and G 1/06 the practice of the EPO in this respect (see point 13.4 of the reasons: "The Board accepts that the principle of prohibition of double patenting exists...")</ref> that
"The Enlarged Board of Appeal has made a notable statement by way of obiter dictum in decisions G 1/05 and G 1/06 regarding the EPO's approach to this issue (see point 13.4 of the reasons: "The Board acknowledges that the principle of prohibition of double patenting is a valid concept...")