J 0015/85 (Abandonment of claim) of 10.07.1986
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1986:J001585.19860710
- Date of decision
- 10 July 1986
- Case number
- J 0015/85
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- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Decision in English
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- non publié
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- Board
- 3.1.01
- Headnote
If an applicant cancels claims included in a European patent application but fails to state at the same time that their deletion is without prejudice to the filing of a divisional application, the Examining Division will be obliged to refuse its consent to the subsequent filing of a divisional application.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention R 25(1)(a) 1973
- Keywords
- Abandonment of claim
Divisional application: refusal of consent - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
the appeal against the Decision of the Receiving Section dated 25 January 1985 is dismissed.