W 0032/88 (Process - apparatus) of 28.11.1988
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1988:W003288.19881128
- Date of decision
- 28 November 1988
- Case number
- W 0032/88
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- Language of proceedings
- French
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
An invitation to pay an additional fee on the grounds that an international application concerning a process and an apparatus relates to two different inventions whereas the apparatus is specifically designed for carrying out the process has no legal basis, even if the claims for the apparatus are not restricted to such use.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 154(3) 1973Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 17(3)(a)Patent Cooperation Treaty R 13(1)Patent Cooperation Treaty R 13(2)(ii)Patent Cooperation Treaty R 40(1)Patent Cooperation Treaty R 40(2)(c)
- Keywords
- Apparatus specifically designed for carrying out a process
Process - apparatus
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
The additional fee paid under protest is to be reimbursed.