J 0014/90 (Denmark - tacit) of 21.03.1991
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1991:J001490.19910321
- Date of decision
- 21 March 1991
- Case number
- J 0014/90
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89250127.1
- IPC class
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- Language of proceedings
- German
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
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- Applicant name
- Flachglas
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.1.01
- Headnote
1. Re-dating an application cannot be justified on the grounds that the later date would permit the granting of a European patent for a new Contracting State.
2. An invitation to the President of the EPO under Article 12a of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal to comment on "questions of general interest" which arise in the course of proceedings is made to him direct. It is not necessary for such questions to be specifically defined or formulated (see Reasons, point 1).
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 79 1973European Patent Convention Art 80 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12a
- Keywords
- Date of filing - Re-dating to obtain patent protection in a new Contracting State (no)
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.