European Patent Office

T 2473/12 vom 05.11.2013

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T247312.20131105
Datum der Entscheidung
5. November 2013
Aktenzeichen
T 2473/12
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
05780357.9
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden verteilt (C)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Adhesive compositions for optical fibers
Name des Antragstellers
THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Mitachi, Seiko
Name des Einsprechenden
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Kammer
3.3.09
Leitsatz

(1) Under Rule 164(2) EPC an applicant is not entitled to limit the application to an invention covered only by the international search report and have the corresponding claims examined for patentability: T 1981/12 applied (points 3.5, 4.3 and 4.4 of the reasons).

(2) The effect of Rule 164(2) EPC whereby a national of a non-EPC contracting state may be obliged to file one or more divisional applications in order to obtain protection for subject matter not covered by the supplementary European search report does not amount to different national treatment within the meaning of Article 2(1) of the Paris Convention (point 5.4 of the reasons).

(3) Under Rule 164(2) EPC an applicant who limits the application to an invention covered by the international search report but not to one covered by the supplementary European search report is not entitled to have a further search drawn up by the EPO (point 6 of the reasons).

Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention R 164(2)Paris Convention Art 002(1)
Schlagwörter
Applicant entitled to pursue subject-matter not covered by supplementary European search report (no)
Applicant entitled to have further search drawn up (no)
Conflict with Paris Convention (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierende Akten
T 0557/13

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The appeal is dismissed.

2. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.