J 0010/07 (Subsequent filing of drawings/AMAZONEN-WERKE) of 31.03.2008

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2008:J001007.20080331
Date of decision: 31 March 2008
Case number: J 0010/07
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 04024119.2
IPC class: A01C 15/00
Language of proceedings: German
Distribution: Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Verriegelungseinrichtung für eine Schutzeinrichtung
Applicant name: Amazonen-Werke
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.1.01
Headnote: On the question of the applicability of the EPC 1973 or EPC 2000 in accordance with the transitional provisions of the EPC 2000 (see Points 1, 3, 6 and 7 of the Reasons).
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 106 European Patent Convention Art 106 1973 European Patent Convention Art 108 European Patent Convention Art 108 1973 European Patent Convention Art 109 European Patent Convention Art 109 1973 European Patent Convention Art 111 European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 80 European Patent Convention R 40(1)(c)European Patent Convention R 43(1) 1973 European Patent Convention R 43(2) 1973 European Patent Convention R 43(3) 1973 European Patent Convention R 56 European Patent Convention R 64 1973 European Patent Convention R 67 1973 European Patent Convention R 99PLT Art 5Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 24
Keywords: Transitional provisions of the EPC 2000
Subsequent filing of drawings not contained in the original application; re-dating of the application (no)
Substantial procedural violation (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (yes)
Protection of legitimate expectations
Catchword: -
Cited cases: G 0002/97 J 0003/87 J 0018/96
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ORDER:

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision of the Receiving Section of 25 September 2006 is set aside.

2. European patent application No. 04 024 119.2 is accorded a date of filing of 9 October 2004. The references to the drawings in European patent application No. 04 024 119.2 are deemed to be deleted.

3. The reimbursement of the appeal fee is ordered.