J 0041/92 (Restitutio) of 27.10.1993
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1993:J004192.19931027
- Date of decision
- 27 October 1993
- Case number
- J 0041/92
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89500037.0
- IPC class
- F42B 11/04
- 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
- Lead bulltet with plane base and base spoke
- Applicant name
- Marron Blanco
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.1.01
- Headnote
In order to comply with the requirement under Article 122 EPC to take all due care required by the circumstances, a professional representative who runs a one person office must normally be expected to make appropriate arrangements so that, in the case of absence through illness, the observance of time limits can be ensured with the help of other persons (cf. point 4.4 of the Reasons).
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 122(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 122(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 122(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Restitutio, deficiencies in application
Removal of cause of non-compliance
Principle of good faith
Obligation to warn applicant of any impending loss of rights
All due care, professional representative - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed