J 0021/94 (Correction) of 12.04.1995
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1995:J002194.19950412
- Date of decision
- 12 April 1995
- Case number
- J 0021/94
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 89118789.0
- IPC class
- C25D 2/38
- Language of proceedings
- German
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
- Download
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- Other decisions for this case
- J 0021/94 Anmeldetag/ATOTECH 1997-01-20
- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Wässriges saures Bad zur galvanischen Abscheidung von glänzenden und rissfreien Kupferüberzügen und Verwendung dieses Bades
- Applicant name
- ATOTECH
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.1.01
- Headnote
The following point of law is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal: Can the complete documents forming a European patent application, that is the description, claims and drawings, be replaced by way of a correction under Rule 88 EPC by other documents which the applicants had intended to file with their request for grant?
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention R 88 1973
- Keywords
- Replacement of application documents
- Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- J 0005/06
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The following point of law is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:
Can the complete documents forming a European patent application, that is the description, claims and drawings, be replaced by way of a correction under Rule 88 EPC by other documents which the applicants had intended to file with their request for grant?