European Patent Office

T 2473/12 du 05.11.2013

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T247312.20131105
Date de la décision
5 novembre 2013
Numéro de l'affaire
T 2473/12
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
05780357.9
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Distribuées aux présidents des chambres de recours (C)
Téléchargement
Décision en anglais
Versions JO
Aucun lien JO trouvé
Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
Adhesive compositions for optical fibers
Nom du demandeur
THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Mitachi, Seiko
Nom de l'opposant
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Chambre
3.3.09
Sommaire

(1) Under Rule 164(2) EPC an applicant is not entitled to limit the application to an invention covered only by the international search report and have the corresponding claims examined for patentability: T 1981/12 applied (points 3.5, 4.3 and 4.4 of the reasons).

(2) The effect of Rule 164(2) EPC whereby a national of a non-EPC contracting state may be obliged to file one or more divisional applications in order to obtain protection for subject matter not covered by the supplementary European search report does not amount to different national treatment within the meaning of Article 2(1) of the Paris Convention (point 5.4 of the reasons).

(3) Under Rule 164(2) EPC an applicant who limits the application to an invention covered by the international search report but not to one covered by the supplementary European search report is not entitled to have a further search drawn up by the EPO (point 6 of the reasons).

Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention R 164(2)Paris Convention Art 002(1)
Mots-clés
Applicant entitled to pursue subject-matter not covered by supplementary European search report (no)
Applicant entitled to have further search drawn up (no)
Conflict with Paris Convention (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no)
Exergue
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Affaires citantes
T 0557/13

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The appeal is dismissed.

2. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.