J 0036/92 (Approval of text of application/filing divisional application) of 20.05.1994
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1994:J003692.19940520
- Date of decision
- 20 May 1994
- Case number
- J 0036/92
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 91203007.9
- IPC class
- F25B 39/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Evaporator with improved condensate collection
- Applicant name
- Modine Manufacturing Company
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.1.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 76 1973European Patent Convention R 25(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 51(4) 1973
- Keywords
- Filing of divisional application allowed
- Catchword
- Where an Applicant approves the text of a European patent application pursuant to Rule 51(4) and in the same letter states that it has that day filed a divisional application, the filing of the divisional application shall be allowed, whether or not it is actually received by the EPO together with the letter.
- Cited cases
- J 0013/84
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision of the Receiving Section dated 26 May 1992 is set aside.
2. The filing of the European divisional application on 19. November 1991 is allowed.