European Patent Office

J 0002/92 (Priority declaration (correction)) du 01.12.1992

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:1992:J000292.19921201
Date de la décision
1 décembre 1992
Numéro de l'affaire
J 0002/92
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
89909503.8
Classe de la CIB
C07H 15/12
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
Cytotoxic agent against specific virus infection
Nom du demandeur
Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Nom de l'opposant
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Chambre
3.1.01
Sommaire

I. Particulars of the priority declaration (date and file number pursuant to Rule 4.10(a) PCT) may be corrected even after publication of the international application without a warning provided that the interests of third parties are not adversely affected (see decisions J 04/82, OJ EPO 1982, 385 and J 03/82, OJ EPO 1983, 171).

The interests of third parties are not adversely affected by a correction, if the mistake in the particulars of the priority declaration is apparent on the face of the published patent application ("apparent discrepancy").

II. In cases where the applicant requested transmittal of the priority documents according to Rule 17.1(b) PCT in due time, a wrong document may be replaced, even after publication of the international application, if the request for transmittal erroneously indicated a wrong document number.

Mots-clés
Correction of particulars after publication
Errors of transcription - interest of third parties - apparent discrepancy
Replacement of priority document
Reimbursement of appeal fee - substantial procedural violation
Exergue
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that

1. The decision of the Receiving Section dated 19 July 1991 is set aside.

2. It is ordered that the request filed according to Article 4 PCT on international application PCT/US 89/03267 (later European patent application no. 89 909 503.8) be corrected, insofar as the European Patent Office is concerned as designated Office, as follows:

- the filing date of the priority application no. 223,270 shall be replaced by the date of "22 July 1988";

- the application number of the national (US) priority application filed on 27 April 1989 shall be replaced by no. "344,304".

3. The replacement of (US) priority document no. 334,304 by (US) priority document no. 344,304 is allowed.

4. It is ordered that the appeal fee be reimbursed to the Appellant.