G 0005/91 (Appealable decision) vom 05.05.1992
- Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
- ECLI:EP:BA:1992:G000591.19920505
- Datum der Entscheidung
- 5. Mai 1992
- Aktenzeichen
- G 0005/91
- Antrag auf Überprüfung von
- T 0261/88 1991-03-28
- Anmeldenummer
- 81201022.1
- IPC-Klasse
- G11B 7/00
- Verfahrenssprache
- Englisch
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- Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken
- Kammer
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- Leitsatz
1. Although Article 24 EPC applies only to members of the Boards of Appeal and of the Enlarged Board of Appeal, the requirement of impartiality applies in principle also to employees of the departments of the first instance of the EPO taking part in decision-making activities affecting the rights of any party.
2. There is no legal basis under the EPC for any separate appeal against an order of a director of a department of the first instance such as an Opposition Division rejecting an objection to a member of the division on the ground of suspected partiality. However, the composition of the Opposition Division may be challenged on such a ground of appeal against the final decision of the division or against an interlocutory decision under Article 106(3) EPC allowing separate appeal.
- Relevante Rechtsnormen
- European Patent Convention Art 19(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 24 1973
- Schlagwörter
- Suspected partiality of a member of an Opposition Division - ground of appeal?
- Orientierungssatz
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- Zitierte Akten
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- Zitierende Akten
- G 0004/93G 0001/05G 0002/08R 0002/14J 0009/99J 0015/08T 0261/88T 0143/91T 0433/93T 0850/96T 1028/96T 1221/97T 0954/98T 0985/01T 1021/01T 0068/02T 0400/02T 0838/02T 0900/02T 1193/02T 0190/03T 0281/03T 0283/03T 0389/03T 0572/03T 0095/04T 0479/04T 1178/04T 1055/05T 0990/06T 1020/06T 0285/11T 1254/11T 1677/11T 0355/13T 0049/15T 0710/15T 1647/15T 2175/15T 2440/16T 0568/17T 2475/17T 1354/18T 0727/19T 0466/20T 1967/20T 1677/21T 2274/22T 0749/23T 1876/23
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The questions referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal in the present case are to be answered as follows:
1. Although Article 24 EPC applies only to members of the Boards of Appeal and of the Enlarged Board of Appeal, the requirement of impartiality applies in principle also to employees of the departments of the first instance of the EPO taking part in decision-making activities affecting the rights of any party.
2. There is no legal basis under the EPC for any separate appeal against an order of a director of a department of the first instance such as an Opposition Division rejecting an objection to a member of the division on the ground of suspected partiality. However, the composition of the Opposition Division may be challenged on such a ground on appeal against the final decision of the division or against any interlocutory decision under Article 106(3) EPC allowing separate appeal.