W 0004/87 (Late submission of protest) of 02.10.1987
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1987:W000487.19871002
- Date of decision
- 2 October 1987
- Case number
- W 0004/87
- Petition for review of
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- Language of proceedings
- French
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- non publié
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- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
1. Fees for additional inventions (cf. Article 17(3)(a) PCT) paid within the prescribed time limit (obliging the European Patent Office as International Searching Authority to draw up the international Search Report on those parts of the international application concerned with the said inventions) cannot be refunded if the statement of grounds supporting the protest under Rule 40.2(c) PCT is submitted late.
2. An application for restitutio in integrum may, however, be submitted in such cases since Article 122 EPC applies in conjunction with Article 48(2) PCT.
- Relevant legal provisions
- Art_009_Accord_OMPI_OEBEuropean Patent Convention Art 122 1973European Patent Convention Art 154(3) 1973Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 17(3)(a)Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 48Patent Cooperation Treaty R 40(1)Patent Cooperation Treaty R 40(2)(c)Patent Cooperation Treaty R 40(3)
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- Fees (additional) paid within the prescribed time limit
Late submission of protest
Protest - late submission - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
The protest submitted by the applicants under Rule 40.2(c) PCT is rejected as irreceivable.