T 0843/91 (Partiality) du 17.03.1993

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence

ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T084391.19930317

Date de la décision

17 mars 1993

Numéro de l'affaire

T 0843/91

Requête en révision de

Numéro de la demande

82306197.3

Classe de la CIB

G03C 7/32

Langue de la procédure

Anglais

Distribution

Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)

Téléchargement

Versions JO

Autres décisions pour cet affaire

T 0843/91 Photographisches Element 1993-08-05 T 0843/91 Photographic elements 1993-08-05 T 0843/91 Photographic elements 1993-08-05 T 0843/91 Elément photographique 1993-08-05

Résumés pour cette décision

Titre de la demande

Photographic elements containing aryloxy substituted photographic material

Nom du demandeur

Kodak

Nom de l'opposant

Fuji

Chambre

3.3.01

Sommaire

1. The wording of Article 24 EPC and procedural considerations imply that an objection to the members of a Board of Appeal can only be made in the course of an appeal pending before that Board of Appeal.

2. Article 24(3) EPC states that "members" of a Board of Appeal may be objected to by any party. This implies that objection may be made against each or all the members of that Board.

3. The Boards of Appeal are the final instance and their decisions become final once they have been delivered, with the effect that the appeal proceedings are terminated.

4. In proceedings, partiality would be to willingly favour the party by granting it rights to which it is not entitled or by intentionally disregarding the rights of another party.

5. After the decision has been taken a Board is no longer empowered or competent to take any further action apart from drafting the written decision (apart also Rule 88 EPC). Any further action which in the light of the decision becomes necessary, is the responsibility of the internal administration.

Dispositions juridiques pertinentes

European Patent Convention Art 104 1973 European Patent Convention Art 106(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 108 1973 European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 111(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 117 1973 European Patent Convention Art 133 1973 European Patent Convention Art 134 1973 European Patent Convention Art 21(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 24 1973 European Patent Convention R 67 1973

Mots-clés

All members of a Board of Appeal objected to
New members nominated under Article 24 EPC
Admissibility of the objection (yes)
Suspected partiality (no)
Intervention of an expert common practice of the Boards of Appeal
End of the appeal proceedings
Documents submitted subsequent to the decision
Loss of instance (no)
Rights of a party disregarded (no)
Award of costs (no)

Exergue

Affaires citées

Affaires citantes

G 0001/97 G 0001/05 J 0011/94 J 0003/95 J 0008/98 T 0690/91 T 0153/93 T 0167/93 T 0720/93 T 0027/94 T 0609/94 T 0460/95 T 0450/97 T 0241/98 T 0546/98 T 0954/98 T 0598/01 T 0694/01 T 0281/03 T 0609/03 T 1020/06 T 1895/06 T 0365/09 T 1518/11 T 2084/11 T 2297/11 T 0308/14 T 1257/14 T 0449/15 T 2175/15 T 1656/17 T 2078/17 T 0450/18 T 0602/18 T 2264/18 T 2558/18 T 0689/19 T 0956/19 T 1008/19 T 1469/20 T 0437/21 T 2194/22 T 1285/23

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The main and auxiliary requests under Article 24 EPC are rejected.

2. The requests of both parties for an award of costs are rejected.