G 0001/10 (Request to correct patent/FISHER-ROSEMOUNT) of 23.7.2012

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2012:G000110.20120723
Date of decision: 23 July 2012
Case number: G 0001/10
Referral: T 1145/09
Application number: 99115002.0
IPC class: G05B 19/418
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 153 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | Published
Title of application: System for use in a field device management
Applicant name: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
Opponent name: Endress+Hauser (Deutschland) AG+Co. KG
Board: EBA
Headnote: The questions referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal are answered as follows:
1. Since Rule 140 EPC is not available to correct the text of a patent, a patent proprietor's request for such a correction is inadmissible whenever made, including after the initiation of opposition proceedings.
2. In view of the answer to the first referred question, the second referred question requires no answer.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 2(2)
European Patent Convention Art 19(1)
European Patent Convention Art 70(1)
European Patent Convention Art 70(3)
European Patent Convention Art 97(1)
European Patent Convention Art 100
European Patent Convention Art 109(1)
European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)
European Patent Convention Art 113(2)
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention Art 123(3)
European Patent Convention Art 138
European Patent Convention R 71
European Patent Convention R 91
European Patent Convention R 95
European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)
European Patent Convention R 139
European Patent Convention R 140
European Patent Convention 1973 R 89
Keywords: Request under Rule 140 EPC to correct patent inadmissible
Catchwords:

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