European Patent Office

J 0012/14 (Missing drawings) of 27.03.2015

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:J001214.20150327
Date of decision
27 March 2015
Case number
J 0012/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
12150772.7
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Performance apparel with flexible portion
Applicant name
Reebok International Limited
Opponent name
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Board
3.1.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Drawings to be added to application documents - no
Formal examination procedure before the Receiving Section
Catchword
1. The filing of drawings where the re-production of the figures is of low visual quality cannot be remedied by Rule 56 EPC.
2. It is within the responsibility of the applicant to determine the scope of the disclosure by selecting a readable version of the application documents including the figures reproduced in the drawings. However, the question of what technical features the figures in the drawings show with respect to the claimed invention is not part of the formal examination procedure before the Receiving Section.
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.