European Patent Office

J 0008/84 (Claims fees - Austria) of 28.05.1985

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1985:J000884.19850528
Date of decision
28 May 1985
Case number
J 0008/84
Petition for review of
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Application number
83105946.4
IPC class
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Language of proceedings
German
Distribution
Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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Application title
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Applicant name
Blendax
Opponent name
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Board
3.1.01
Headnote

Where a European patent application or a European patent has a separate set of claims for one of the designated Contracting States because that State has made a reservation under Article 167(2)(a) EPC, Rule 31 EPC (Claims incurring fees) is to be applied for charging purposes only to the set with the greater number of claims.

Keywords
Claims fees - Austria
Separate sets of claims/fees payable
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Citing cases
J 0030/89J 0011/12

ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

1. The decision of the Receiving Section of the European Patent Office of 30 December 1983 is set aside.

2. Claims fees in the amount of DM 300 are to be reimbursed.

3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.