European Patent Office

J 0008/80 (Correction of mistakes) du 18.07.1980

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:1980:J000880.19800718
Date de la décision
18 juilliet 1980
Numéro de l'affaire
J 0008/80
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
79302097.5
Classe de la CIB
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Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
Téléchargement
Décision en anglais
Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
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Nom du demandeur
Rib Loc Hong Kong
Nom de l'opposant
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Chambre
3.1.01
Sommaire

1. Rule 88, EPC does not exclude the correction of a mistake in designating States in a European patent application, even if the mistake is not obvious.

2. In cases where the making of the alleged mistake is not self-evident and in cases where it is not immediately evident that nothing else would have been intended than what is offered as the correction, the burden on the person requesting correction of proving the facts must be a heavy one.

Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention R 88 1973
Mots-clés
Correction of mistakes/designated states
Designated states/correction of mistakes
Exergue
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Affaires citées
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ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

(1) The Decision of the Receiving Section of the European Patent Office dated 28 December 1979 is set aside.

(2) It is ordered that the request for grant form filed on European patent application No. 79302097.5 is to be corrected by the addition thereto of the designation of the Federal Republic of Germany.