European Patent Office

J 0026/80 (Date on which payment is made) of 13.11.1981

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1981:J002680.19811113
Date of decision
13 November 1981
Case number
J 0026/80
Petition for review of
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Application number
80850011.0
IPC class
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Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
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Applicant name
Cappe
Opponent name
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Board
3.1.01
Headnote

The date on which a payment shall be considered to have been made to the Office, within the meaning of Article 8(1)(a) of the Rules relating to Fees, can include the date on which the EPO is advised by a bank which holds an account in the name of the European Patent Organisation that the payment has been received, even though the payment is not entered in the account until after that date, provided that, once the EPO has been so advised, the payer can no longer revoke his payment and provided also that the EPO immediately has the right to dispose of the moneys paid.

Relevant legal provisions
Rules relating to fees Art 8(1)
Keywords
Date of payment
Catchword
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Citing cases
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ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

The Decision of the Receiving Section of the European Patent Office dated 7 August 1980 is set aside.