G 0001/09 (Pending application/SONY) of 27.09.2010

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2010:G000109.20100927
Date of decision: 27 September 2010
Case number: G 0001/09
Petition for review of: J 0002/08 2009-05-27
Application number: 05027368.9
IPC class: G06F 11/273
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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Application title: Device diagnostics
Applicant name: Sony Deutschland GmbH
Opponent name: -
Board: -
Headnote: In the case where no appeal is filed, a European Patent application which has been refused by a decision of the Examining Division is thereafter still pending within the meaning of Rule 25 EPC 1973 (Rule 36(1) EPC) until the expiry of the time limit for filing a notice of appeal.
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 106 1973 European Patent Convention Art 108 1973 European Patent Convention Art 112(1)European Patent Convention Art 125 1973 European Patent Convention Art 150(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 175(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 175(3) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 60 1973 European Patent Convention Art 64(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 67 1973 European Patent Convention Art 67(4) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 71 1973 European Patent Convention Art 76 1973 European Patent Convention Art 97(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 97(4) 1973 European Patent Convention R 111(1)European Patent Convention R 13(1) 1973 European Patent Convention R 13(3) 1973 European Patent Convention R 25(1) 1973 European Patent Convention R 29(2) 1973 European Patent Convention R 36(1)European Patent Convention R 48(2) 1973 European Patent Convention R 51 1973 European Patent Convention R 51(4) 1973German Bundesgerichtshof, decision of 28.3.2000 - X ZB 36/98 (BPatG) - GraustufenbildPatent Cooperation Treaty Art 22 Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 23(1)Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 31, 32
Keywords: Pending application - Definition
Divisional application
Appeal period
Catchword: -
Cited cases: G 0005/83 G 0012/91 G 0010/92 G 0001/05 G 0001/07 G 0002/08 J 0018/04 J 0020/05
Citing cases: J 0002/08 J 0018/09 J 0019/10 J 0024/10 J 0026/10 J 0004/11 J 0009/12 J 0010/12 J 0017/12 J 0020/12 J 0022/13 J 0023/13 J 0016/14 J 0017/14 J 0018/14 J 0019/14 J 0020/14 J 0021/14 J 0022/14 J 0010/16 J 0008/19 J 0001/24 J 0002/24 T 0028/10 T 1785/15 T 0695/18 T 0646/20 T 1316/20 T 0433/21 T 2615/22 T 1286/23 T 0700/25

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

In the case where no appeal is filed, a European patent application which has been refused by a decision of the Examining Division is thereafter pending within the meaning of Rule 25 EPC 1973 (Rule 36(1) EPC) until the expiry of the time limit for filing a notice of appeal.