J 0002/08 (Pending application/SONY) du 27.05.2009

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence: ECLI:EP:BA:2009:J000208.20090527
Date de la décision: 27 mai 2009
Numéro de l'affaire: J 0002/08
Requête en révision de: -
Numéro de la demande: 05027368.9
Classe de la CIB: G06F 11/273
Langue de la procédure: Anglais
Distribution: Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
Téléchargement: Décision en anglais
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Autres décisions pour cet affaire: J 0002/08 Pending application/SONY 2010-12-10
Résumés pour cette décision: -
Titre de la demande: Device diagnostics
Nom du demandeur: Sony Deutschland GmbH
Nom de l'opposant: -
Chambre: 3.1.01
Sommaire: -
Dispositions juridiques pertinentes: Art 2 of the Decision_AC of 7 December 2006Art 7 of the Revision Act of 29 November 2000Art 8(2) of the Protocol on Recognition § 39, paragraph 1, German Patent Law (Patentgesetz, PatG)Art_500of the French Civil Procedure (Nouveau Code de Procédure Civil, NCPC)Bundesgerichtshof, Beschl. v. 28.3.2000 - X ZB 36/98 (BPatG)European Patent Convention Art 10(2)(a) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 10(2)(c) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 106 1973 European Patent Convention Art 108 1973 European Patent Convention Art 112(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 112(3) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 125 1973 European Patent Convention Art 175(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 175(3) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 64(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 76 1973 European Patent Convention Art 80 1973 European Patent Convention Art 90(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 93(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 97(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 97(3)European Patent Convention Art 97(4) 1973 European Patent Convention R 13(1) 1973 European Patent Convention R 13(3) 1973 European Patent Convention R 25(1) 1973 European Patent Convention R 29(1) 1973 European Patent Convention R 36(1)European Patent Convention R 39 1973 European Patent Convention R 48(2) 1973 European Patent Convention R 51 1973 European Patent Convention R 51(4) 1973 European Patent Convention R 68(1) 1973 European Patent Convention R 69(1) 1973 European Patent Convention R 69(2) 1973 European Patent Convention R 78(2) 1973 European Patent Convention R 92(1)(p) 1973 European Patent Convention R 98(2) 1973
Mots-clés: Pending application" - "Definition
Divisional application
Appeal period
Application of Article 125 (no)
Violation of good faith (no)
Referral to the Enlarged Board (yes)
Exergue: The following point of law is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:
Is an application which has been refused by a decision of the Examining Division thereafter still pending within the meaning of Rule 25 EPC 1973 (Rule 36(1) EPC) until the expiry of the time limit for filing a notice of appeal, when no appeal has been filed?
Affaires citées: G 0004/91 G 0012/91 G 0002/97 G 0001/05 G 0001/06 R 0005/08 J 0007/96 J 0002/01 J 0024/03 J 0028/03 J 0003/04 J 0007/04 J 0018/04 J 0003/06 J 0010/07 T 1177/00
Affaires citantes: J 0002/08 J 0005/08 J 0019/10 J 0026/10 T 1088/11 T 2068/11 T 0579/16

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The following point of law is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:

Is an application which has been refused by a decision of the Examining Division thereafter still pending within the meaning of Rule 25 EPC 1973 (Rule 36(1) EPC) until the expiry of the time limit for filing a notice of appeal, when no appeal has been filed?