G 0003/03 (Reimbursement of the appeal fee/HIGHLAND) du 28.01.2005

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence

ECLI:EP:BA:2005:G000303.20050128

Date de la décision

28 janvier 2005

Numéro de l'affaire

G 0003/03

Requête en révision de

J 0012/01 2003-03-26

Numéro de la demande

96306765.7

Classe de la CIB

D04B 9/44

Langue de la procédure

Anglais

Distribution

Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)

Téléchargement

Décision en anglais

Versions JO

Autres décisions pour cet affaire

Résumés pour cette décision

Titre de la demande

Bias-cut, knit cover for a belt, hose or the like

Nom du demandeur

HIGHLAND INDUSTRIES, INC.

Nom de l'opposant

Chambre

Sommaire

1.In the event of interlocutory revision under Article 109(1) EPC, the department of the first instance whose decision has been appealed is not competent to refuse a request of the appellant for reimbursement of the appeal fee.

2.The board of appeal which would have been competent under Article 21 EPC to deal with the substantive issues of the appeal if no interlocutory revision had been granted is competent to decide on the request.

Dispositions juridiques pertinentes

European Patent Convention Art 106 1973 European Patent Convention Art 107 1973 European Patent Convention Art 108 1973 European Patent Convention Art 109 1973 European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 112(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 21 1973 European Patent Convention R 67 1973Rules relating to fees Art 11

Mots-clés

Interlocutory revision and request for reimbursement of the appeal fee - department of the first instance not competent to refuse the request for reasons of equity - competence of the board of appeal which would have been competent to decide on the substantive issues of the appeal in the absence of interlocutory revision

Exergue

Affaires citées

J 0032/95 T 0041/82 T 0790/98 T 0647/99 T 0697/01 T 0700/01 T 0768/01 T 1183/02

Affaires citantes

G 0001/11 J 0005/08 J 0021/09 J 0008/13 J 0003/24 T 0021/02 T 0489/03 T 0492/03 T 0208/04 T 0271/04 T 1039/04 T 1154/04 T 1222/04 T 1258/04 T 1259/04 T 0240/05 T 0241/05 T 0242/05 T 0243/05 T 0244/05 T 0303/05 T 0308/05 T 1059/05 T 1379/05 T 0232/06 T 1368/06 T 1094/07 T 0343/08 T 0585/08 T 0552/09 T 0625/09 T 2377/09 T 0182/10 T 0206/10 T 1388/10 T 2052/10 T 1518/12 T 1703/12 T 2134/12 T 0893/13 T 1060/13 T 1362/13 T 2352/13 T 2008/14 T 0657/17 T 2536/17 T 1558/18 T 0955/20

ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

The questions referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal are answered as follows:

1. In the event of interlocutory revision under Article 109(1) EPC, the department of the first instance whose decision has been appealed is not competent to refuse a request of the appellant for reimbursement of the appeal fee.

2. The board of appeal which would have been competent under Article 21 EPC to deal with the substantive issues of the appeal if no interlocutory revision had been granted is competent to decide on the request.