W 0009/86 (Thromboxane Antagonists) of 11.08.1986
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1986:W000986.19860811
- Date of decision
- 11 August 1986
- Case number
- W 0009/86
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- PCT/GB1986/00028
- IPC class
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- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Decision in English
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- Application title
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- Applicant name
- NRDC
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- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
1. The reasons why an International Application does not comply with the unity requirements must be communicated to the Applicant in the Invitation pursuant to Article 17(3)(a) PCT. It is not sufficient if reasons could be found in the official files only (decisions W 04/85 and W 07/86 followed).
2. An intention to raise a posteriori unity objections cannot justify departing from the aforementioned principle.
- Relevant legal provisions
- Patent Cooperation Treaty R 40(1)
- Keywords
- Lack of unity
Requirement to state reasons in Invitation to pay, not elsewhere - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
Refund of the additional search fees is ordered.