G 0002/97 (Good faith) du 12.11.1998

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence: ECLI:EP:BA:1998:G000297.19981112
Date de la décision: 12 novembre 1998
Numéro de l'affaire: G 0002/97
Requête en révision de: T 0742/96 1997-06-09
Numéro de la demande: 89311690.5
Classe de la CIB: D06F 39/02
Langue de la procédure: Anglais
Distribution: Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
Téléchargement: Décision en anglais
Versions JO: Allemand
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Autres décisions pour cet affaire: -
Résumés pour cette décision: -
Titre de la demande: Method and device for treating textile
Nom du demandeur: Unilever Plc, et al
Nom de l'opposant: Procter & Gamble European Technical Center N.V.
Chambre: -
Sommaire: The principle of good faith does not impose any obligation on the boards of appeal to notify an appellant that an appeal fee is missing when the notice of appeal is filed so early that the appellant could react and pay the fee in time, if there is no indication--either in the notice of appeal or in any other document filed in relation to the appeal--from which it could be inferred that the appellant would, without such notification, inadvertently miss the time-limit for payment of the appeal fee.
Dispositions juridiques pertinentes: European Patent Convention Art 108 1973 European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973 European Patent Convention R 69(1) 1973
Mots-clés: Fee for appeal
Principle of good faith
Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations
Exergue: -
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

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

The principle of good faith does not impose any obligation on the boards of appeal to notify an appellant that an appeal fee is missing in the circumstances mentioned in the question referred, ie when the notice of appeal is filed so early that the appellant could react and pay the fee in time, if there is no indication--either in the notice of appeal or in any other document filed in relation to the appeal--from which it could be inferred that the appellant would, without such notification, inadvertently miss the time-limit for payment of the appeal fee.