T 0382/94 (Documents as filed) of 17.4.1997

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1997:T038294.19970417
Date of decision: 17 April 1997
Case number: T 0382/94
Application number: 87104961.5
IPC class: G02B 21/00
G02B 21/06
G02B 27/46
Language of proceedings: DE
Distribution: A
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 21 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: DE | EN | FR
Versions: OJ
Title of application: Light-modulating microscope using deconvolution
Applicant name: Carl Zeiss
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.4.02
Headnote: 1. The Convention does not make the accordance of the date of filing dependent on whether text matter in the drawings is in the same language as that of the description and claims in accordance with Article 14(1) and (2) EPC.
2. If the drawings are filed in full on the date of filing, they form part of the application as filed, even if they contain text matter in an official language other than the language of the proceedings. There is nothing to prevent the application being amended on the basis of a translation of this text matter into the language of the proceedings.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 14
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 70
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 80
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 90
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 91
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 32(2)(j)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 39
European Patent Convention 1973 R 43
European Patent Convention 1973 R 67
European Patent Convention 1973 R 88
Keywords: Accordance of date of filing
Documents as filed
Languages of the EPO
Text matter in the drawings
Authentic text of a European patent application
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
G 0003/89
G 0002/95
J 0007/80
T 0166/91
T 0924/91
Citing decisions:
J 0018/96
J 0022/03

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