European Patent Office

T 0473/91 (Jurisdiction) du 09.04.1992

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:1992:T047391.19920409
Date de la décision
9 avril 1992
Numéro de l'affaire
T 0473/91
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
84304471.0
Classe de la CIB
H03G 9/02
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
Téléchargement
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Autres décisions pour cet affaire
T 0473/91 1992-08-25
Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
Noise reduction circuit and method
Nom du demandeur
Wegener Communications
Nom de l'opposant
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Chambre
3.5.01
Sommaire

The admissibility question under Article 109 EPC only falls under the jurisdiction of the department of first instance when this question can be decided immediately on the basis of the appeal submissions themselves (notice of appeal and statement of grounds, date of payment of the appeal fee). Consequently, the appellate instance has exclusive jurisdiction over a request for restitutio in integrum into a time limit relating to the appeal itself (Art. 108 EPC). The same instance then decides the admissibility issue accordingly (Art. 110(1) EPC in conjunction with Rule 65(1) EPC).

Mots-clés
Final decision terminating proceedings
Jurisdiction over request for restitutio in integrum into the time limit for notice of appeal
Exergue
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Affaires citées
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision of 14 June 1991 to reinstate the appellants under Article 122(4) EPC into their rights is declared null and void.

2. The appellants are reinstated pursuant to Article 122 EPC into their right of appeal against the decision of 18 May 1988 to refuse European patent application No. 84 304 471.0.

3. The appeal is admissible.