European Patent Office

T 0013/87 du 17.05.1988

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:1988:T001387.19880517
Date de la décision
17 mai 1988
Numéro de l'affaire
T 0013/87
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
79302460.5
Classe de la CIB
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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
Programmable implantable medical device
Nom du demandeur
Medtronic
Nom de l'opposant
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Chambre
3.4.01
Sommaire
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Mots-clés
Notice of opposition delivered to German Patent Office
Filed at EPO after expiry of 9-month period
Effect of Administrative Agreement dated 29 June 1981
Referred to Enlarged Board of Appeal
Exergue
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Affaires citées
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Affaires citantes
T 0695/89

ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

The following questions concerning an important point of law shall be referrd to the Enlarged Board of Appeal for decision:

(i) If the President of the EPO makes an agreement with an outside organisation (here: the German Patent Office), has he the power to include in such an agreement a term which requires the EPO in certain circumstances to treat a document which was filed at the EPO outside a time limit set by the EPC as if it had been filed within such time limit?

(ii) If the making of an agreement which includes such a term is not within the power of the President of the EPO, what is the legal effect of such a term in such an agreement, having regard to the fact that the agreement was published in the Official Journal in order that parties to proceedings before the EPO should be informed of and rely upon its contents?