T 0087/88 (Further search fee) du 29.11.1991
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:1991:T008788.19911129
- Date de la décision
- 29 novembre 1991
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0087/88
- En ligne le
- 13 décembre 1991
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 85103050.2
- Classe de la CIB
- G01F 1/06G01F 15/14B67D 1/12G01F 15/18
- Langue de la procédure
- Allemand
- Distribution
- Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
- Téléchargement
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- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
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- Nom du demandeur
- Digmesa
- Nom de l'opposant
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- Chambre
- 3.2.01
- Sommaire
1. The legal consequence of non-payment of a further search fee (Rule 46(1) EPC) for a subject-matter in a European patent application cannot be considered as the abandonment of that subject-matter in that application (differing view: decision T 178/84, OJ EPO 1989, 157).
2. Where no search report is drawn up for the subject-matter concerned owing to non-payment of a further search fee and an amendment is made pursuant to Rule 86(2) EPC, an Examining Division is obliged to examine the unity (Article 82 EPC) of the invention claimed in the documents as originally filed only insofar as amended claims relating to that subject-matter are filed rendering an additional search necessary.
- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 17 1973European Patent Convention Art 76 1973European Patent Convention Art 82 1973European Patent Convention Art 97(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 106(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention R 30 1973European Patent Convention R 46(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973European Patent Convention R 68(2) 1973Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 17(3)(a)
- Mots-clés
- Lack of unity objected to during search
Search Division's communication not an appealable decision
Review carried out by Examining Division when further search fee not paid and new claims filed
Non-payment of further search fee not abandonment
Reimbursement of fee for appeal refused
Remission to Examining Division (yes)
Substantial procedural violation (no) - Exergue
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- Affaires citées
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The contested decision is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the Examining Division for further prosecution.
3. The request for reimbursement of the fee for appeal is rejected.