J 0002/92 (Priority declaration (correction)) of 01.12.1992
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1992:J000292.19921201
- Date of decision
- 1 December 1992
- Case number
- J 0002/92
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89909503.8
- IPC class
- C07H 15/12
- 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
- Cytotoxic agent against specific virus infection
- Applicant name
- Etats-Unis d'Amérique
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.1.01
- Headnote
I. Particulars of the priority declaration (date and file number pursuant to Rule 4.10(a) PCT) may be corrected even after publication of the international application without a warning provided that the interests of third parties are not adversely affected (see decisions J 04/82, OJ EPO 1982, 385 and J 03/82, OJ EPO 1983, 171).
The interests of third parties are not adversely affected by a correction, if the mistake in the particulars of the priority declaration is apparent on the face of the published patent application ("apparent discrepancy").
II. In cases where the applicant requested transmittal of the priority documents according to Rule 17.1(b) PCT in due time, a wrong document may be replaced, even after publication of the international application, if the request for transmittal erroneously indicated a wrong document number.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 122 1973European Patent Convention Art 150(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 158(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 88(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 104b(3) 1973European Patent Convention R 38(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 38(3) 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973European Patent Convention R 88 1973Paris Convention 4Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 48(2)(a)Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 8Patent Cooperation Treaty R 17(1)(a)Patent Cooperation Treaty R 17(1)(b)Patent Cooperation Treaty R 4.10Patent Cooperation Treaty R 91(1)
- Keywords
- Correction of particulars after publication
Errors of transcription - interest of third parties - apparent discrepancy
Replacement of priority document
Reimbursement of appeal fee - substantial procedural violation - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that
1. The decision of the Receiving Section dated 19 July 1991 is set aside.
2. It is ordered that the request filed according to Article 4 PCT on international application PCT/US 89/03267 (later European patent application no. 89 909 503.8) be corrected, insofar as the European Patent Office is concerned as designated Office, as follows:
- the filing date of the priority application no. 223,270 shall be replaced by the date of "22 July 1988";
- the application number of the national (US) priority application filed on 27 April 1989 shall be replaced by no. "344,304".
3. The replacement of (US) priority document no. 334,304 by (US) priority document no. 344,304 is allowed.
4. It is ordered that the appeal fee be reimbursed to the Appellant.