European Patent Office

J 0003/95 (ETA) du 28.02.1997

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:1997:J000395.19970228
Date de la décision
28 février 1997
Numéro de l'affaire
J 0003/95
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
83810210.1
Classe de la CIB
G04B 37/16
Langue de la procédure
Français
Distribution
Distribuées aux présidents des chambres de recours (C)
Téléchargement
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Autres décisions pour cet affaire
J 0003/95 ETA 2000-05-08
Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
Montre-bracelet dont le bracelet est attaché au boîtier de montre par une charnière
Nom du demandeur
Eta S.A. Fabriques d'Ebauches
Nom de l'opposant
Piranha Marketing GmbH
Junghans Uhren GmbH
Chambre
3.1.01
Sommaire

The following questions concerning an important point of law are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:

1. In the context of the European Patent Convention, what administrative or jurisdictional measures should be taken in response to requests based on the alleged violation of a fundamental procedural principle and aimed at the revision of a decision taken by a board of appeal with the force of res judicata?

2. If necessary, should it be required that these be entered in the Register of European Patents?

Mots-clés
Legal status of the boards of appeal - Res judicata
Exhaustion of the available remedies
Administrative or jurisdictional procedure to be adopted in response to requests submitted after a final board of appeal decision and alleging a violation of a fundamental procedural principle
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Exergue
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The following questions concerning an important point of law are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:

1. In the context of the European Patent Convention, what administrative or jurisdictional measures should be taken in response to requests based on the alleged violation of a fundamental procedural principle and aimed at the revision of a decision taken by a board of appeal with the force of res judicata?

2. If necessary, should it be required that these be entered in the Register of European Patents?