J 0003/95 (ETA) of 28.02.1997
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1997:J000395.19970228
- Date of decision
- 28 February 1997
- Case number
- J 0003/95
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 83810210.1
- IPC class
- G04B 37/16
- Language of proceedings
- French
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
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- Other decisions for this case
- J 0003/95 ETA 2000-05-08
- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Montre-bracelet dont le bracelet est attaché au boîtier de montre par une charnière
- Applicant name
- Eta S.A. Fabriques d'Ebauches
- Opponent name
- Piranha Marketing GmbH
Junghans Uhren GmbH - Board
- 3.1.01
- Headnote
The following questions concerning an important point of law are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:
1. In the context of the European Patent Convention, what administrative or jurisdictional measures should be taken in response to requests based on the alleged violation of a fundamental procedural principle and aimed at the revision of a decision taken by a board of appeal with the force of res judicata?
2. If necessary, should it be required that these be entered in the Register of European Patents?
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 106(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 110 1973European Patent Convention Art 111 1973European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 113 1973European Patent Convention Art 116 1973European Patent Convention Art 127 1973European Patent Convention Art 15(e) 1973European Patent Convention Art 20(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 21(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 89 1973European Patent Convention R 92 1973
- Keywords
- Legal status of the boards of appeal - Res judicata
Exhaustion of the available remedies
Administrative or jurisdictional procedure to be adopted in response to requests submitted after a final board of appeal decision and alleging a violation of a fundamental procedural principle
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The following questions concerning an important point of law are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:
1. In the context of the European Patent Convention, what administrative or jurisdictional measures should be taken in response to requests based on the alleged violation of a fundamental procedural principle and aimed at the revision of a decision taken by a board of appeal with the force of res judicata?
2. If necessary, should it be required that these be entered in the Register of European Patents?