J 0020/05 (Filing of a divisional application during suspension of proceedings) of 06.09.2007

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2007:J002005.20070906
Date of decision: 6 September 2007
Case number: J 0020/05
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 04027697.4
IPC class: -
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
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Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Fertile, transgenic maize plants and methods for their production
Applicant name: DeKalb Genetics Corporation
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.1.01
Headnote: An applicant whose application proceedings have been suspended under Rule 13 EPC is not entitled to file a divisional application relating to that application while the proceedings remain suspended. Therefore such an application may not be dealt with as a divisional application and the Receiving Section must decide accordingly.
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 60 1973 European Patent Convention Art 61 1973 European Patent Convention Art 76 1973 European Patent Convention Art 80 1973 European Patent Convention Art 90 1973 European Patent Convention R 13 1973 European Patent Convention R 25 1973
Keywords: Suspension of proceedings
Filing of a divisional application (no)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: G 0003/92 G 0001/05 J 0038/92 J 0007/96 J 0019/96 J 0002/01
Citing cases: G 0001/09 J 0009/12 J 0010/12 J 0017/12 J 0024/13 J 0002/14 J 0006/17 J 0014/19 J 0010/21 J 0011/21

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.