G 0002/02 (Priorities from India/ASTRAZENECA) du 26.04.2004
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:G000202.20040426
- Date de la décision
- 26 avril 2004
- Numéro de l'affaire
- G 0002/02
- Requête en révision de
- J 0009/98 2002-12-02
- Numéro de la demande
- 96906991.3
- Classe de la CIB
- C07K 14/35C12N 15/81
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
- "New DNA molecules" "A DNA molecule for expression of bile salt-stimulated lipase (BSSL)"
- Nom du demandeur
- AstraZeneca AB
- Nom de l'opposant
- -
- Chambre
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- Sommaire
The TRIPs Agreement does not entitle the applicant for a European patent application to claim priority from a first filing in a State which was not at the relevant dates a member of the Paris Convention but was a member of the WTO/TRIPs Agreement.
- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Art 1Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Art 2(1)European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 150(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 172 1973European Patent Convention Art 23(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 33 1973European Patent Convention Art 66 1973European Patent Convention Art 87(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 87(5) 1973European Patent Convention Art 88 1973Paris Convention Art 001-012Paris Convention Art 004a(2)Paris Convention Art 019Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 8Patent Cooperation Treaty R 4.10Statute, International Court of Justice Art 38Universal Declaration of Human Rights Art 27Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 26Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 34Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 38Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 5Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1986) Art 34Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1986) Art 35Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1986) Art 38
- Mots-clés
- International applications - priorities from India
Applicability of Article 87(5) EPC
The position under the PCT
The EPO not party to TRIPs
Interpretation of Article 87 EPC - according to principles of public international law - in the light of obligations of Contracting States under TRIPs - Exergue
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
The TRIPs Agreement does not entitle the applicant for a European patent application to claim priority from a first filing in a State which was not at the relevant dates a member of the Paris Convention but was a member of the WTO/TRIPs Agreement.