European Patent Office

T 0604/89 (Appeal fees) of 15.03.1991

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1991:T060489.19910315
Date of decision
15 March 1991
Case number
T 0604/89
Petition for review of
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Application number
81201316.7
IPC class
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Language of proceedings
German
Distribution
Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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Other decisions for this case
T 0604/89 1990-11-15T 0604/89 1992-01-14
Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Meßwertaufnehmer für Magnetisch-induktive Durchfluß- meßgeräte
Applicant name
Krohne
Opponent name
Coors, Morgan Matroc, Danfoss, Rosemount
Board
3.4.02
Headnote

The following point of law is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal for decision: "Where several parties to proceedings before the EPO have filed appeals and paid the corresponding appeal fees, is the EPO obliged to refund appeal fees to all appellants except the first, even if the requirements of Rule 67 EPC have not been met?"

Keywords
Reimbursement of appeal fees
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 1117/10

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that: The following point of law is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal for decision:

"Where several parties to proceedings before the EPO have filed appeals and paid the corresponding appeal fees, is the EPO obliged to refund appeal fees to all appellants except the first, even if the requirements of Rule 67 EPC have not been met?"