T 0331/08 of 23.09.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T033108.20100923
- Date of decision
- 23 September 2010
- Case number
- T 0331/08
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99937629.6
- IPC class
- G01N 27/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method for producing hydrophilic monomers and uses thereof
- Applicant name
- Lonza Rockland, Inc.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- Decision President of the European Patent Office dated 12 July 2007 concerning the electronic filing of patent applications and other documents (OJ EPO 2007, SE No. 3, Page 12)Decision President of the European Patent Office dated 29 October 2002 on the electronic filing of patent applications and other documents (OJ EPO 2002, 543)European Patent Convention Art 108 1973European Patent Convention Art 122 1973European Patent Convention R 36 1973European Patent Convention R 78 1973Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 December 2003 concerning the electronic filing of documents within the meaning of R_36EPC (OJ EPO 2003, 609)
- Keywords
- Notice of appeal filed by non-permitted means - no legal effect
Good faith - responsibility of professional representative to ensure instructions of the EPO are followed
Restitution in integrum - no - not all due care - Catchword
- See Reasons 4, 5 and 6
- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The Appeal is deemed not to have been filed.
2. The request for restitutio in integrum is rejected.
3. Reimbursement of the appeal fee is ordered.