J 0020/94 (According of a filing date) vom 24.07.1995
- Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
- ECLI:EP:BA:1995:J002094.19950724
- Datum der Entscheidung
- 24. Juli 1995
- Aktenzeichen
- J 0020/94
- Online am
- 24. Juli 1995
- Antrag auf Überprüfung von
- -
- Anmeldenummer
- -
- IPC-Klasse
- -
- Verfahrenssprache
- Deutsch
- Verteilung
- Im Amtsblatt des EPA veröffentlicht (A)
- Download
- -
- Amtsblattfassungen
- Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
- -
- Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
- -
- Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
- -
- Name des Antragstellers
- -
- Name des Einsprechenden
- -
- Kammer
- 3.1.01
- Leitsatz
The following points of law are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:
1. For a filing date to be established in respect of a European patent application is it necessary for the filed application to contain, in addition to a description, at least one claim which is formulated separately from the description and is recognisable as such?
2. If the answer to question 1 is no: For a filing date to be established within the meaning of Article 80 EPC, is it sufficient if there is at least one claim which, although not expressly formulated as such, is derivable from the invention as described?
3. If the answer to question 2 is yes: To what extent must a claim which is not expressly formulated as such be derivable:
(a) Is it necessary for at least one claim to be directly and clearly recognisable from the text of the description, or
(b) Is it sufficient for the description to disclose an invention in such a way that it is possible to recognise subject-matter to be protected for which a claim could be formulated?
- Relevante Rechtsnormen
- European Patent Convention Art 80(d) 1973European Patent Convention Art 90 1973European Patent Convention Art 92 1973EPC1973_Art_093(2)_Sent_2Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 11(1)(iii)(e)Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 11(3)
- Schlagwörter
- Requirements regarding the existence of a claim for according a filing date
- Orientierungssatz
- -
- Zitierte Akten
- -
- Zitierende Akten
- J 0034/03
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The following points of law are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:
1. For a filing date to be established in respect of a European patent application is it necessary for the filed application to contain, in addition to a description, at least one claim which is formulated separately from the description and is recognisable as such?
2. If the answer to question 1 is no:
For a filing date to be established within the meaning of Article 80 EPC, is it sufficient if there is at least one claim which, although not expressly formulated as such, is derivable from the invention as described?
3. If the answer to question 2 is yes:
To what extent must a claim which is not expressly formulated as such be derivable:
(a) Is it necessary for at least one claim to be directly and clearly recognisable from the text of the description, or
(b) Is it sufficient for the description to disclose an invention in such a way that it is possible to recognise subject-matter to be protected for which a claim could be formulated ?