European Patent Office

T 0578/14 du 25.04.2017

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T057814.20170425
Date de la décision
25 avril 2017
Numéro de l'affaire
T 0578/14
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
06824382.3
Classe de la CIB
B27K 3/36A01N 55/08
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Non distribuées (D)
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
WOOD TREATMENT
Nom du demandeur
Harrower, Norma Ellen Lilette
Nom de l'opposant
-
Chambre
3.3.01
Sommaire
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Mots-clés
Representation - authorisation remains effective vis-à-vis the EPO if or for as long as termination of authorisation is not communicated to the EPO
Representation - intention to change the representative is not sufficient
Party not resident in EPC contracting state - submissions concerning its representation are taken into account
Nothing in the EPC which prevents EPO from communicating with party not resident in EPC contracting state
Cancellation of oral proceedings (yes)
Admissibility of appeal - statement of grounds
Admissibility of appeal - filed within time limit (no)
Re-establishment of rights - exceptional means of judicial remedy, not a usual way of extending an initial time limit
Re-establishment of rights - unable to observe time limit because change of representative intended (no)
Re-establishment of rights - due care on the part of the applicant (no)
Re-establishment of rights - principle of proportionality (yes)
General principles - protection of good faith and legitimate expectations
General principles - fiduciary responsibility
General principles - prohibition against venire contra factum proprium
Exergue
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Affaires citantes
J 0001/20T 1214/20

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The request for re-establishment of rights is rejected.

2. The appeal is rejected as inadmissible.