J 0010/87 (Retraction of withdrawal) of 11.02.1988
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1988:J001087.19880211
- Date of decision
- 11 February 1988
- Case number
- J 0010/87
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 83105582.7
- IPC class
- B23K 35/30
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Decision in English
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
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- Applicant name
- Inland Steel
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.1.01
- Headnote
A request for retraction of a withdrawal of the designation of a Contracting State filed after publication of the patent application may be allowable under Rule 88 EPC in appropriate circumstances, in particular if
(a) the public has not been officially notified of the withdrawal by the EPO at the time the retraction of the withdrawal is applied for;
(b) the erroneous withdrawal is due to an excusable oversight;
(c) the requested correction does not result in a substantial delay of the proceedings; and
(d) the EPO is satisfied that the interests of third parties who may possibly have taken notice of the withdrawal by inspection of the file are adequately protected.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention R 88 1973
- Keywords
- Erroneous withdrawal
Retraction of withdrawal of the designation of a Contracting State
Legal certainty - protection of third parties
Fair proceeding before the EPO - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- J 0003/91J 0004/97J 0017/99J 0004/03J 0012/03J 0019/03J 0025/03J 0037/03J 0038/03J 0014/04J 0007/06J 0008/06J 0010/08J 0018/10J 0001/11J 0022/12J 0009/14J 0002/15J 0005/19J 0006/19J 0008/19J 0003/22T 0823/90T 0972/93T 0973/93T 0824/00T 1091/02T 0079/07T 0848/08T 0579/16T 0695/18T 2148/18T 1146/20T 0433/21
ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The contested decision is set aside.
2. Correction of the letter of 16 December 1985 is ordered so that the United Kingdom remains validly designated.