J 0002/93 (Decisions subject to appeal) of 07.02.1994
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1994:J000293.19940207
- Date of decision
- 7 February 1994
- Case number
- J 0002/93
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 83810210.1
- IPC class
- G04B 37/16
- Language of proceedings
- French
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Decision in French
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Montre-bracelet dont le bracelet est attaché au boîtier de montre par une charnière
- Applicant name
- ETA SA
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.1.01
- Headnote
A letter bearing the letterhead of a Directorate-General and signed by a Vice-President of the EPO is not subject to appeal under Article 106 EPC when it is evident from its content that it does not constitute a decision and from its form that it does not emanate from any of the instances listed in Article 21(1) EPC.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 106 1973European Patent Convention Art 20 1973European Patent Convention Art 21(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 12(2) 1973European Patent Convention R 92(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Decisions subject to appeal
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- J 0018/84
ORDER
For these reasons the board:
1. declares that the appeal is inadmissible;
2. decides that there is no need to rule on the subsidiary requests;
3. concludes that the request of 11 November 1992 is still pending before the legal division;
4. refuses the request for reimbursement of the appeal fee.