J 0028/94 (Suspensive effect) of 07.12.1994
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1994:J002894.19941207
- Date of decision
- 7 December 1994
- Case number
- J 0028/94
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91402380.9
- IPC class
- A61M 1/16
- Language of proceedings
- French
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
- Download
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- Other decisions for this case
- J 0028/94 Aussetzung des Verfahrens 1996-12-04J 0028/94 Suspension of proceedings 1996-12-04J 0028/94 SOLUDIA/Renacare 1996-12-04J 0028/94 Suspension de la procédure 1996-12-04
- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Dispositif pour la préparation extemporanée et en continu de dialysat
- Applicant name
- SOLUDIA S.A. et al
- Opponent name
- Renacare Limited
- Board
- 3.1.01
- Headnote
The suspensive effect of an appeal deprives the contested decision of all legal effect until the appeal is decided. Otherwise the appeal would be deprived of any purpose.
Thus, in the event of appeal against a decision refusing to suspend publication of the mention of grant of a patent, publication must be deferred pending the outcome of the appeal.
If - as in the present case - suspension of publication proves impossible for practical reasons, the EPO must take appropriate steps to inform the public that the mention of grant was not valid.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 106(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 13(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Suspensive effect of an appeal
Correction to be published in the European Patent Bulletin - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The EPO will publish a correction, in the next available issue of the European Patent Bulletin, informing the public that 7 December 1994 is not to be considered the date of grant, within the meaning of Articles 64(1) and 97(4) EPC, of European patent No. 0 475 825 corresponding to European patent application No. 91 402 380.9.