European Patent Office

T 0389/86 (Time limit for appeal) of 31.03.1987

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1987:T038986.19870331
Date of decision
31 March 1987
Case number
T 0389/86
Petition for review of
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Application number
83111212.3
Language of proceedings
German
Distribution
Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
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Applicant name
Behr
Opponent name
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Board
3.2.01
Headnote

An appeal which is filed after pronouncement of a decision in oral proceedings but before notification of the decision duly substantiated in writing complies with the time limit pursuant to Article 108, first sentence, EPC.

Relevant legal provisions
EPC1973_Art_108_Sent_1European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
Keywords
Inventive step/Two partial problems and corresp. partial solultions
Combinative effect/none
Admissibility of an appeal filed before the two-month time limit pursuant to Article 108, first sentence
Catchword
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Cited cases
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ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

1. The contested decision is set aside.

2. The matter is remitted to the department of first instance, which is instructed to grant a European patent on the basis of the following: Claims 1 to 10 Description, pages 1 to 12 Figures 1 to 9 submitted at the oral proceedings held on 31 March 1987.