J 0003/90 (Postal strike) du 30.04.1990
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:1990:J000390.19900430
- Date de la décision
- 30 avril 1990
- Numéro de l'affaire
- J 0003/90
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 88311543.8
- Classe de la CIB
- G11B 21/21
- 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
- Fisher Scientific
- Nom de l'opposant
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- Chambre
- 3.1.01
- Sommaire
1. Rule 85(2) EPC does not apply only to disruptions in the delivery of mail of full national extension (in conformity with J 11/88, OJ EPO 1989, 433).
2. Article 113(1) EPC requires decisions by the EPO to be based only on grounds or evidence on which the parties concerned have had an opportunity to present their comments. This fundamental principle is not observed in a case in which the Office has made an examination of the facts of its own motion (Article 114(1) EPC) unless the parties concerned have been fully informed about the enquiries made and the results thereof and then given sufficient opportunity to present their comments before any decision is issued.
3. When the Office investigates facts of its own motion pursuant to Article 114(1) EPC, it must do so in a wholly objective manner.
- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 85(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 85(2) 1973
- Mots-clés
- Postal strike
General interruption in delivery of mail
Basis of decision - 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 is set aside and the claimed priority of 4 December 1987 is restored.
2. The appeal fee is to be reimbursed.