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
- Requête en révision de
- T 0272/90 (Zuständigkeit der Juristischen Beschwerdekammer) du 06.08.1990
- 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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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
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- Nom du demandeur
- Kolbenschmidt
- Nom de l'opposant
- Glyco-Metall-Werke
- Chambre
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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.
- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 21 1973European Patent Convention R 9(3) 1973
- Mots-clés
- Responsibility of the Legal Board of Appeal
Appeals against decisions of the formalities officer - Exergue
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- Affaires citées
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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.