W 0001/97 (Tandem repeat loci) of 15.11.1997

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1997:W000197.19971115
Date of decision: 15 November 1997
Case number: W 0001/97
Petition for review of: -
Application number: PCT/US1995/12608
IPC class: C12Q 1/68
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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Application title: AMPLIFICATION MULTIPLEX ET LOCI COURTS REPETES EN TANDEM
Applicant name: PROMEGA CORPORATION
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.04
Headnote: An invitation of the international Searching Authority to pay additional fees must identify the separate inventions and indicate the amount to be paid. The search report has to cover those separate inventions identified in the invitation for which additional fees have been paid. The PCT does not give a legal basis for successive invitations to pay additional fees.
Relevant legal provisions: Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 17(3)(a)Patent Cooperation Treaty R 13 Patent Cooperation Treaty R 40
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Cited cases: G 0001/89 W 0053/91
Citing cases: W 0017/00 W 0018/07

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The protest is dismissed.

2. The additional search fees paid in connection with the invitations by the ISA dated 22 July 1996 and 12. November 1996 shall be reimbursed.