G 0003/98 (Six-month period/UNIVERSITY PATENTS) of 12.07.2000

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2000:G000398.20000712
Date of decision: 12 July 2000
Case number: G 0003/98
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 83901021.2
IPC class: A61K 39/245
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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Application title: Materials and methods for herpes simplex virus vaccination
Applicant name: University Patents, Inc.
Opponent name: SmithKline Beecham Biologicals SA
Board: -
Headnote: For the calculation of the six-month period referred to in Article 55(1) EPC, the relevant date is the date of the actual filing of the European patent application; the date of priority is not to be taken account of in calculating this period.
Relevant legal provisions: Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Art 6European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 55(1)(a) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973 European Patent Convention Art 89 1973 European Patent Convention R 23 1973Paris Convention Art 002Paris Convention Art 004Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 17(2)SPC Art 4
Keywords: Admissibility of referral - significance of the point of law in the appeal proceedings (yes)
Calculation of the six-month period under Art. 55 EPC - relevant date - date of actual filing of the application
Catchword: -
Cited cases: -
Citing cases: G 0003/08 G 0002/12 G 0002/13 G 0001/14 G 0003/19 R 0019/12 R 0013/22 J 0002/01 J 0007/13 J 0006/22 T 0377/95 T 1008/96 T 0033/99 T 0622/99 T 0052/00 T 0520/01 T 0983/01 T 0764/02 T 1138/02 T 0869/03 T 0154/04 T 1118/05 T 1649/06 T 0993/07 T 1465/07 T 1472/07 T 0547/08 T 1349/08 T 1548/08 T 1599/09 T 1708/10 T 0280/11 T 1050/12 T 1461/12 T 0598/14 T 2256/14 T 0137/15 T 1362/15 T 1682/15 T 0628/16 T 0853/16 T 1127/16 T 1750/16 T 2230/16 T 2320/16 T 0123/17 T 2282/17 T 0091/18 T 0116/18 T 1063/18 T 0051/20 T 0466/20 T 0758/20 T 1531/21 T 0447/22 T 1135/22 T 1874/23 T 0315/24

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The question of law referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is answered as follows:

For the calculation of the six-month period referred to in Article 55(1) EPC, the relevant date is the date of the actual filing of the European patent application; the date of priority is not to be taken account of in calculating this period.