G 0003/03 (Reimbursement of the appeal fee/HIGHLAND) of 28.01.2005

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2005:G000303.20050128

Date of decision

28 January 2005

Case number

G 0003/03

Petition for review of

J 0012/01 2003-03-26

Application number

96306765.7

IPC class

D04B 9/44

Language of proceedings

English

Distribution

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Abstracts for this decision

Application title

Bias-cut, knit cover for a belt, hose or the like

Applicant name

HIGHLAND INDUSTRIES, INC.

Opponent name

Board

Headnote

I. In the event of interlocutory revision under Article 109(1) EPC, the department of the first instance whose decision has been appealed is not competent to refuse a request of the appellant for reimbursement of the appeal fee.

II The board of appeal which would have been competent under Article 21 EPC to deal with the substantive issues of the appeal if no interlocutory revision had been granted is competent to decide on the request.

Relevant legal provisions

European Patent Convention Art 106 1973 European Patent Convention Art 107 1973 European Patent Convention Art 108 1973 European Patent Convention Art 109 1973 European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 112(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 21 1973 European Patent Convention R 67 1973Rules relating to fees Art 11

Keywords

Interlocutory revision and request for reimbursement of the appeal fee - department of the first instance not competent to refuse the request for reasons of equity - competence of the board of appeal which would have been competent to decide on the substantive issues of the appeal in the absence of interlocutory revision

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Cited cases

J 0032/95 T 0041/82 T 0790/98 T 0647/99 T 0697/01 T 0700/01 T 0768/01 T 1183/02

Citing cases

G 0001/11 J 0005/08 J 0021/09 J 0008/13 J 0003/24 T 0021/02 T 0489/03 T 0492/03 T 0208/04 T 0271/04 T 1039/04 T 1154/04 T 1222/04 T 1258/04 T 1259/04 T 0240/05 T 0241/05 T 0242/05 T 0243/05 T 0244/05 T 0303/05 T 0308/05 T 1059/05 T 1379/05 T 0232/06 T 1368/06 T 1094/07 T 0343/08 T 0585/08 T 0552/09 T 0625/09 T 2377/09 T 0182/10 T 0206/10 T 1388/10 T 2052/10 T 1518/12 T 1703/12 T 2134/12 T 0893/13 T 1060/13 T 1362/13 T 2352/13 T 2008/14 T 0657/17 T 2536/17 T 1558/18 T 0955/20

ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

The questions referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal are answered as follows:

1. In the event of interlocutory revision under Article 109(1) EPC, the department of the first instance whose decision has been appealed is not competent to refuse a request of the appellant for reimbursement of the appeal fee.

2. The board of appeal which would have been competent under Article 21 EPC to deal with the substantive issues of the appeal if no interlocutory revision had been granted is competent to decide on the request.