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G 0002/90 (Responsibility of the Legal Board of Appeal) du 04.08.1991

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:1991:G000290.19910804
Date de la décision
4 août 1991
Numéro de l'affaire
G 0002/90
En ligne le
4 août 1991
Numéro de la demande
82201018.7
Classe de la CIB
F16C 9/04
Langue de la procédure
Allemand
Distribution
Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
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Titre de la demande
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Nom du demandeur
Kolbenschmidt
Nom de l'opposant
Glyco-Metall-Werke
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Sommaire

1. Under Article 21(3)(c) EPC, the Legal Board of Appeal is competent only to hear appeals against decisions taken by an Examining Division consisting of fewer than four members when the decision does not concern the refusal of a European patent application or the grant of a European patent. In all other cases, i.e. those covered by Article 21(3)(a), (3)(b) and (4) EPC, the Technical Board of Appeal is competent.

2. The provisions relating to competence in Article 21(3) and (4) EPC are not affected by Rule 9(3) EPC.

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Responsibility of the Legal Board of Appeal
Appeals against decisions of the formalities officer
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The point of law referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is to be answered as follows:

1. Under Article 21(3)(c) EPC, the Legal Board of Appeal is competent only to hear appeals against decisions taken by an Examining Division consisting of fewer than four members when the decision does not concern the refusal of a European patent application or the grant of a European patent. In all other cases, i.e. those covered by Article 21(3)(a), (3)(b) and (4) EPC, the Technical Board of Appeal is competent.

2. The provisions relating to competence in Article 21(3) and (4) EPC are not affected by Rule 9(3) EPC.