J 0022/94 (Reduction of phytale) of 19.06.1995
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1995:J002294.19950619
- Date of decision
- 19 June 1995
- Case number
- J 0022/94
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
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- IPC class
- B02B 1/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Reduction of phytale in oats
- Applicant name
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- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.1.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 122 1973European Patent Convention Art 133 1973European Patent Convention Art 14 1973European Patent Convention R 6 1973European Patent Convention R 81 1973
- Keywords
- Restitutio - no
Two months time limit - removal of cause of non-compliance
Address for correspondence
Appointment of representative - no retrospective effect
Principle of protection of legitmate expectation - no warning for any deficiency - Catchword
- I. An appointment of a representative has no retrospective effect on notifications made before.
II. A party may only expect a warning in respect of a deficiency if there was a specific indication for the EPO that there could be a misunderstanding in respect of the requirements to be fulfilled. - Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.