European Patent Office

T 0850/95 (Correction of decision to grant) of 21.11.1995

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1995:T085095.19951121
Date of decision
21 November 1995
Case number
T 0850/95
Petition for review of
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Application number
89311913.1
IPC class
C04B 11/024
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Composite material and method of producing
Applicant name
US GYPSUM
Opponent name
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Board
3.3.02
Headnote

The following question of law shall be referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal under Article 112(1)(a) EPC: Are appeals from a decision of an examining division refusing a request under Rule 89 EPC for correction of the decision to grant to be decided upon by a technical board of appeal (Article 21(3)(a) and (b) EPC) or by the Legal Board of Appeal (Article 21(3)(c) EPC)?

If the answer dependings on the circumstances of the case, who shall decide on the competence?

Keywords
Competence of the boards of appeal
Refusal of a correction of the decision to grant
Catchword
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The following question of law shall be referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal under Article 112(1)(a) EPC:

Are appeals from a decision of an examining division refusing a request under Rule 89 EPC for correction of the decision to grant to be decided upon by a technical board of appeal (Article 21(3)(a) and (b) EPC) or by the Legal Board of Appeal (Article 21(3)(c) EPC)?

If the answer depends on the circumstances of the case, who shall decide on the competence?