European Patent Office

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
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Application number
83810210.1
IPC class
G04B 37/16
Language of proceedings
French
Distribution
Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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
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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.

Keywords
Decisions subject to appeal
Catchword
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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.