European Patent Office

T 0089/84 (Reimbursement of appeal fees) vom 03.07.1984

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:1984:T008984.19840703
Datum der Entscheidung
3. Juli 1984
Aktenzeichen
T 0089/84
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
79300496.1
IPC-Klasse
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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
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Name des Antragstellers
Torrington
Name des Einsprechenden
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Kammer
3.2.01
Leitsatz

I. If a Statement of Grounds of appeal is deliberately not filed so as to render the appeal inadmissible, the appeal fee cannot be reimbursed.

II. Since a Board of Appeal is required to examine the facts of its own motion and may consequently re-open any matter decided by the department of first instance, there seems to be no procedural necessity for the filing of a "cross-appeal" by a respondent or by a party who might be a respondent to an appeal filed by another party, even if, which is an open question, the appeal procedure under the EPC permits the filing of a "cross-appeal".

Schlagwörter
Reimbursement of Appeal fee
Appeal fee - no refund if Statement of Grounds not filed
Precautionary appeal, no necessity to file
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
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ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

1. The appeal is rejected as inadmissible.

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