T 0079/89 (Finality of decision) of 9.7.1990

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1990:T007989.19900709
Date of decision: 09 July 1990
Case number: T 0079/89
Application number: 80302390.2
IPC class: B65H 29/12
G03G 21/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 762 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | Published
Title of application: -
Applicant name: Xerox
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.2.01
Headnote: 1. If a Board of Appeal has issued a decision rejecting certain claimed subject-matter as not allowable and has remitted the case for further prosecution in accordance with an auxiliary request, the legal effect of Article 111 EPC is that examination of the allowability of the rejected claimed subject-matter cannot thereafter be re-opened, either by the Examining Division during its further prosecution of the case, or by the Board of Appeal in any subsequent appeal proceedings.
2. After a Board of Appeal has issued a decision in respect of certain issues, it has no power under Article 112(1)(a) EPC in the same proceedings to refer a question of law to the Enlarged Board of Appeal which arose in connection with issues which it has already decided, even though other issues are still pending before the Board of Appeal in proceedings on the same case.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 96(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 110(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 111
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 112
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 113
European Patent Convention 1973 R 51(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 66(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 86(3)
Keywords: Rejection of certain claimed subject-matter in appeal proceedings
Remittal to Examining Division for further prosecution on basis of auxiliary request
Disapproval of text in accordance with Rule 51(4) communication and request for further examination in respect of rejected subject-matter
Request for referral of questions to Enlarged Board rejected
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
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Citing decisions:
G 0001/97
J 0003/95
T 0055/90
T 0690/91
T 0230/93
T 0027/94
T 0436/95
T 0460/95
T 0966/95
T 0169/96
T 1105/96
T 0090/97
T 0345/98
T 0555/98
T 0533/00
T 0894/02
T 0120/03
T 1120/03
T 1351/06
T 0449/15
T 0602/18

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