J 0033/86 (Repayment of examination fee) of 10.07.1987
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1987:J003386.19870710
- Date of decision
- 10 July 1987
- Case number
- J 0033/86
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 84108883.4
- IPC class
- A01K 1/015
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
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- Applicant name
- Cattus
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.1.01
- Headnote
1. Paid fees are in principle not refundable after having fallen due.
2. In the absence of any legal impediment to examination the examination fee is not refundable after the Examining Division has become competent to conduct the proceedings (decision dated 30 July 1986 J 14/85 OJ EPO 2/1987, page 47 followed.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 96(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 96(3) 1973European Patent Convention R 6(3) 1973Rules relating to fees Art 10
- Keywords
- Repayment of examination fee
Examination fee/repayment
Competence of Examining Division - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
The appeal is rejected.