G 0005/91 (Appealable decision) du 05.05.1992

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence

ECLI:EP:BA:1992:G000591.19920505

Date de la décision

5 mai 1992

Numéro de l'affaire

G 0005/91

Requête en révision de

T 0261/88 1991-03-28

Numéro de la demande

81201022.1

Classe de la CIB

G11B 7/00

Langue de la procédure

Anglais

Distribution

Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)

Téléchargement

Décision en anglais

Versions JO

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Résumés pour cette décision

Titre de la demande

Nom du demandeur

Discovision

Nom de l'opposant

Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken

Chambre

Sommaire

1. Although Article 24 EPC applies only to members of the Boards of Appeal and of the Enlarged Board of Appeal, the requirement of impartiality applies in principle also to employees of the departments of the first instance of the EPO taking part in decision-making activities affecting the rights of any party.

2. There is no legal basis under the EPC for any separate appeal against an order of a director of a department of the first instance such as an Opposition Division rejecting an objection to a member of the division on the ground of suspected partiality. However, the composition of the Opposition Division may be challenged on such a ground of appeal against the final decision of the division or against an interlocutory decision under Article 106(3) EPC allowing separate appeal.

Dispositions juridiques pertinentes

European Patent Convention Art 19(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 24 1973

Mots-clés

Suspected partiality of a member of an Opposition Division - ground of appeal?

Exergue

Affaires citées

Affaires citantes

G 0004/93 G 0001/05 G 0002/08 R 0002/14 J 0009/99 J 0015/08 T 0261/88 T 0143/91 T 0433/93 T 0850/96 T 1028/96 T 1221/97 T 0954/98 T 0985/01 T 1021/01 T 0068/02 T 0400/02 T 0838/02 T 0900/02 T 1193/02 T 0190/03 T 0281/03 T 0283/03 T 0389/03 T 0572/03 T 0095/04 T 0479/04 T 1178/04 T 1055/05 T 0990/06 T 1020/06 T 0285/11 T 1254/11 T 1677/11 T 0355/13 T 0049/15 T 0710/15 T 1647/15 T 2175/15 T 2440/16 T 0568/17 T 2475/17 T 1354/18 T 0727/19 T 0466/20 T 1967/20 T 1677/21 T 2274/22 T 0749/23 T 1876/23

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The questions referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal in the present case are to be answered as follows:

2. There is no legal basis under the EPC for any separate appeal against an order of a director of a department of the first instance such as an Opposition Division rejecting an objection to a member of the division on the ground of suspected partiality. However, the composition of the Opposition Division may be challenged on such a ground on appeal against the final decision of the division or against any interlocutory decision under Article 106(3) EPC allowing separate appeal.