J 0007/82 (Cause of non-compliance) du 23.07.1982

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence

ECLI:EP:BA:1982:J000782.19820723

Date de la décision

23 juilliet 1982

Numéro de l'affaire

J 0007/82

Requête en révision de

Numéro de la demande

79901231.5

Classe de la CIB

Langue de la procédure

Anglais

Distribution

Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)

Téléchargement

Décision en anglais

Versions JO

Autres décisions pour cet affaire

Résumés pour cette décision

Titre de la demande

Nom du demandeur

Cataldo

Nom de l'opposant

Chambre

3.1.01

Sommaire

I. The provisions of Rule 78(2) EPC, last sentence, which deem postal notifications to have been made when despatch has taken place, do not apply in a case in which the receipt of a notification under Rule 69(1) EPC is relevant to the question when the cause of non-compliance with a time limit has been removed, for the purposes of Article 122 EPC. In such a case the significant date is the date of actual receipt by the applicant.

II. If a decision does not take into account arguments submitted by a party and is based on a ground on which the party had no opportunity to present his comments, this is a substantial procedural violation.

III. Reimbursement of the appeal fee may be ordered pursuant to Rule 67 EPC, even though reimbursement has not been applied for, if the conditions laid down in that rule are fulfilled.

Dispositions juridiques pertinentes

European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 114(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 122 1973 European Patent Convention R 67 1973 European Patent Convention R 78(2) 1973 Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 22(1)

Mots-clés

Non-compliance/cause of
Reestablishment of rights
No opportunity to present comments
Procedural violation (substantial)
Appeal fee/reimbursement
Reimbursement of appeal fee

Exergue

Affaires citées

Affaires citantes

R 0002/14 R 0004/14 R 0027/24 J 0011/83 J 0032/86 J 0017/89 J 0028/92 J 0013/93 J 0029/94 J 0010/99 J 0027/01 J 0010/03 J 0011/03 J 0017/05 J 0013/07 J 0006/08 J 0011/09 J 0012/09 J 0013/09 J 0014/09 J 0012/10 J 0001/13 J 0004/13 J 0016/17 T 0900/90 T 0228/93 T 0381/93 T 0949/94 T 0955/94 T 0181/95 T 0754/95 T 0135/96 T 0394/96 T 0027/98 T 0428/98 T 0778/98 T 1059/98 T 0626/99 T 0914/00 T 1039/00 T 0038/01 T 0833/01 T 0097/02 T 0024/04 T 0170/04 T 0172/04 T 0763/04 T 1136/04 T 0246/08 T 0585/08 T 0841/08 T 1536/08 T 0135/10 T 0820/10 T 2120/10 T 2316/10 T 0387/11 T 0233/12 T 0876/12 T 0578/13 T 1929/13 T 2352/13 T 0736/14 T 0629/15 T 1423/15 T 2091/15 T 2086/16 T 1414/18 T 1968/18 T 0989/19 T 2864/19 T 0529/20 T 1051/20 T 1215/20 T 0625/21 T 1550/21 T 0289/23 T 1987/23

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision of the Receiving Section of the European Patent Office dated 29 December 1981 that an application for re-establishment of rights in European patent application No. 79901231.5 was inadmissible is set aside and the case is remitted to the Receiving Section to be considered on its merits.

2. Reimbursement of the appeal fee is ordered.