European Patent Office

T 0389/86 (Time limit for appeal) of 31.03.1987

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1987:T038986.19870331
Date of decision
31 March 1987
Case number
T 0389/86
Online on
31 March 1987
Petition for review of
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Application number
83111212.3
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
Behr
Opponent name
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Board
3.2.01
Headnote

An appeal which is filed after pronouncement of a decision in oral proceedings but before notification of the decision duly substantiated in writing complies with the time limit pursuant to Article 108, first sentence, EPC.

Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56 1973EPC1973_Art_108_Sent_1
Keywords
Inventive step/Two partial problems and corresp. partial solultions
Combinative effect/none
Admissibility of an appeal filed before the two-month time limit pursuant to Article 108, first sentence
Catchword
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Cited cases
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ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

1. The contested decision is set aside.

2. The matter is remitted to the department of first instance, which is instructed to grant a European patent on the basis of the following: Claims 1 to 10 Description, pages 1 to 12 Figures 1 to 9 submitted at the oral proceedings held on 31 March 1987.