European Patent Office

J 0005/05 of 14.06.2006

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2006:J000505.20060614
Date of decision
14 June 2006
Case number
J 0005/05
Petition for review of
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Application number
03016876.9
IPC class
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Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Apparatus and process for injection moulding articles of plastic material
Applicant name
John Palmer Corporation
Opponent name
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Board
3.1.01
Headnote

Before entry into force of the Revised EPC 2000, an application filed in an official language of a Contracting State other than English, French or German, e.g. in the Italian language, may be allocated a filing date under Art. 80 EPC, however, only an applicant meeting the further requirements as set out in Art. 14(2) is entitled to proceed with such application.

Keywords
According a filing date (yes)
Application documents in language of a Contracting Stateother than English, French or German; further requirements of Article 14(2) EPC met (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the Receiving Section with the order to allocate the European application a filing date of 24 July 2003.