T 0485/89 (Telecopy filings) du 14.08.1991
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:1991:T048589.19910814
- Date de la décision
- 14 août 1991
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0485/89
- En ligne le
- 20 septembre 1991
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 83300268.6
- Classe de la CIB
- E03F 3/06
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- 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
- Water Research
- Nom de l'opposant
- Tracto-Technik
- Chambre
- 3.2.02
- Sommaire
Oppositions filed within the prescribed time by telecopy at the German Patent Office in Munich while intended for the EPO are validly covered by the Administrative Agreement of 29 June 1981 concerning procedure on receipt of documents and payments and should be treated by the European Patent Office as if it had received them directly, irrespective of whether were erroneously delivered or not.
- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 99(1) 1973
- Mots-clés
- Time limit for opposition
Admissibility of notice of opposition deliberately filed by telecopy at the German Patent Office, Munich
Applicability of Administrative Agreement of 29 June 1981 - Exergue
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- Affaires citées
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- Affaires citantes
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The Notice of Opposition regarding European patent 0 086 567 filed by the Appellant on 3 June 1987 with the German Patent Office in Munich is declared admissible.
3. The case is remitted to the Opposition Division for further prosecution.