T 0934/91 (Photographic material) of 04.08.1992
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1992:T093491.19920804
- Date of decision
- 4 August 1992
- Case number
- T 0934/91
- Online on
- 8 October 1992
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 82306970.3
- IPC class
- G03C 7/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- 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
- Konica
- Opponent name
- Agfa-Gevaert
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
1. Boards of Appeal have the power to apportion and also to fix costs: Articles 104(1) and (2) and 111(1) EPC, having due regard to Article 113(1) EPC (paragraph 4 of the Reasons).
2. Their decisions are res judicata and final (paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Reasons).
3. A communication by the first instance despite being entitled a "decision", and having the sole effect of informing a party of the points listed above does not rank as a "decision" for the purposes of Article 106(1) EPC (paragraph 5 of the Reasons). An appeal against such an act is therefore inadmissible (paragraph 5 of the Reasons).
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 104(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 104(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 63 1973
- Keywords
- Power of the Boards of Appeal to fix costs
Res judicata
Communications of the first instance
Admissibility of an appeal - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- R 0004/18R 0003/25J 0003/95J 0014/00J 0019/00J 0009/04J 0002/05T 0678/90T 0691/91T 0113/92T 1063/92T 0153/93T 0167/93T 0230/93T 0977/95T 0799/97T 0042/99T 0817/00T 0203/03T 1181/04T 1421/05T 1895/06T 0212/07T 0051/08T 0365/09T 2529/10T 0222/11T 2084/11T 1666/14T 0449/15T 2558/18T 0689/19T 2194/22T 1285/23T 1857/23T 1892/23
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The appeal is inadmissible.
2. The request for the reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.