J 0015/91 (Jurisdiction of the Board of Appeal) of 16.12.1992
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1992:J001591.19921216
- Date of decision
- 16 December 1992
- Case number
- J 0015/91
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- German
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- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- 3.1.01
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I. The EPO Boards of Appeal have no jurisdiction to examine appeals against actions taken by the EPO in its capacity as International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) within the meaning of the PCT (confirmation of the ruling in J 20/89, OJ EPO 1991, 375, 378).
The same applies even if the EPO previously acted as receiving Office within the meaning of the PCT for the same international application.
II. In the present case there is no reason for the Board to comment on whether the EPO Boards of Appeal have jurisdiction to examine appeals against actions taken by the EPO in its capacity as receiving Office within the meaning of the PCT.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 150 1973Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 12(1)Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 18(2)Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 31(3)Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 31(6)(a)Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 34(1)Patent Cooperation Treaty R 40(2)(c)Patent Cooperation Treaty R 68(3)(c)
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- Competence of the Boards of Appeal in proceedings under the PCT
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The Board of Appeal has no jurisdiction to decide the present appeal.
2. The request for this point of law to be referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is refused.