J 0013/94 (Divisional application) of 04.10.1996
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1996:J001394.19961004
- Date of decision
- 4 October 1996
- Case number
- J 0013/94
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93203407.7
- IPC class
- G10L 3/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Speech processor
- Applicant name
- British Telecommunications
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.1.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 108 1973European Patent Convention R 25(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 51(4) 1973European Patent Convention R 85 1973
- Keywords
- Application to be treated as divisional application - yes
No clear and unambiguous approval of the text
Unclear which text was approved by the applicant - Catchword
- it if remains unclear, on an objective basis, with with text the Examining Division intends to grant a patent, no valid approval can be given by the applicant (following decision J 0029/95).
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The European patent application No. 93 203 407.7 is to be treated as divisional application on the earlier application No. 87 304 793.0.