| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:1981:J000581.19811209 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 09 December 1981 | ||||||||
| Case number: | J 0005/81 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 80107688.6 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | - | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | DE | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | - | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Hoermann | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | - | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.1.01 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | 1. Rule 48 EPC does not mean that the EPO is prevented by law from stopping publication of a European patent application once the technical preparations for its publication are deemed to have been completed. 2. A question involving an important point of law does not need to be referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal if the Board of Appeal hearing the case considers itself able to answer it beyond doubt by reference to the Convention. |
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| Keywords: | Publication of European patent application European patent application/publication of Technical preparation/termination of Publication/prevention of Enlarged Board of Appeal Important point of law Reimbursement of appeal fee Appeal fee/reimbursement of |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/j810005ep1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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