T 1145/09 (Stay of proceedings/FISHER-ROSEMOUNT) vom 17.06.2010
- Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T114509.20100617
- Datum der Entscheidung
- 17. Juni 2010
- Aktenzeichen
- T 1145/09
- Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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- Anmeldenummer
- 99115002.0
- IPC-Klasse
- G05B 19/418
- Verfahrenssprache
- Englisch
- Verteilung
- Im Amtsblatt des EPA veröffentlicht (A)
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- Entscheidung auf Englisch
- Amtsblattfassungen
- Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
- T 1145/09 Stay of proceedings/FISHER-ROSEMOUNT II 2012-12-18
- 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
- 3.5.03
- Leitsatz
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- Relevante Rechtsnormen
- European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 106(2)European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention R 140European Patent Convention R 89 1973
- Schlagwörter
- Request for correction of grant decision filed after initiation of opposition proceedings - admissibility - competence - referral of questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal
- Orientierungssatz
- The following questions are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal for decision:
1. Is a patent proprietor's request for correction of the grant decision under Rule 140 EPC which was filed after the initiation of opposition proceedings admissible? In particular, should the absence of a time limit in Rule 140 EPC be interpreted such that a correction under Rule 140 EPC of errors in decisions can be made at any time?
2. If such a request is considered to be admissible, does the examining division have to decide on this request in ex parte proceedings in a binding manner so that the opposition division is precluded from examining whether the correction decision amounts to an unallowable amendment of the granted patent?
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The following questions are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal for decision:
1. Is a patent proprietor's request for correction of the grant decision under Rule 140 EPC which was filed after the initiation of opposition proceedings admissible? In particular, should the absence of a time limit in Rule 140 EPC be interpreted such that a correction under Rule 140 EPC of errors in decisions can be made at any time?
2. If such a request is considered to be admissible, does the examining division have to decide on this request in ex parte proceedings in a binding manner so that the opposition division is precluded from examining whether the correction decision amounts to an unallowable amendment of the granted patent?