T 0377/95 (Herpes simplex virus/UNIVERSITY PATENTS, Inc.) of 05.08.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T037795.19980805
- Date of decision
- 5 August 1998
- Case number
- T 0377/95
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 83901021.2
- IPC class
- A61K 39/245
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
- Download
- Decision in English
- Other decisions for this case
- T 0377/95 HSV vaccine/UNIVERSITY PATENTS 2001-04-24
- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Materials and methods for herpes simplex virus vaccination
- Applicant name
- UNIVERSITY PATENTS, INC.
- Opponent name
- SmithKline Beecham Biologicals SA
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
The following question is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:
For the purposes of Article 55(1) EPC, in the case where a priority is recognised for a European patent application, is the time period of six months "preceding the filing of the European patent application" to be calculated from the date of filing of the priority application (the priority date) or from the date of the actual filing of the European patent application?
- Relevant legal provisions
- Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Art 6(1)European Patent Convention Art 112 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 55 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 66 1973European Patent Convention Art 87 1973European Patent Convention Art 89 1973Paris Convention Art 004Paris Convention Art 019Strasbourg Convention Art 004Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 31Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 32
- Keywords
- Abuse
Period of grace
Priority date
Scope of Article 55(1) EPC
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The following question is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:
For the purposes of Article 55(1) EPC, in the case where a priority is recognised for a European patent application, is the time period of six months "preceding the filing of the European patent application" to be calculated from the date of filing of the priority application (the priority date) or from the date of the actual filing of the European patent application?