European Patent Office

G 0001/10 (Request to correct patent/FISHER-ROSEMOUNT) vom 23.07.2012

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:G000110.20120723
Datum der Entscheidung
23. Juli 2012
Aktenzeichen
G 0001/10
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
T 1145/09 2010-06-17
Anmeldenummer
99115002.0
IPC-Klasse
G05B 19/418
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Im Amtsblatt des EPA veröffentlicht (A)
Amtsblattfassungen
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
System for use in a field device management
Name des Antragstellers
Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
Name des Einsprechenden
Endress+Hauser (Deutschland) AG+Co. KG
Kammer
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Leitsatz

The questions referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal are answered as follows:

1. Since Rule 140 EPC is not available to correct the text of a patent, a patent proprietor's request for such a correction is inadmissible whenever made, including after the initiation of opposition proceedings.

2. In view of the answer to the first referred question, the second referred question requires no answer.

Schlagwörter
Request under Rule 140 EPC to correct patent inadmissible
Orientierungssatz
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ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

1. Since Rule 140 EPC is not available to correct the text of a patent, a patent proprietor's request for such a correction is inadmissible whenever made, including after the initiation of opposition proceedings.

2. In view of the answer to the first referred question, the second referred question requires no answer.