| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:1996:J001294.19960216 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 16 February 1996 | ||||||||
| Case number: | J 0012/94 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 92913068.0 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | C04B 18/10 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | B | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Concrete | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | British Gas PLC | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | - | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.1.01 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Principle of good faith Extent of obligation to warn applicant of any impending loss of rights Readily identifiable deficiencies |
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The principle of good faith governs relations between the EPO and applicants; thus it is incumbent on both parties to act in good faith. Whereas the EPO may be obliged, on the basis of the principle of good faith, to give information on a specific query, a party may not expect a warning in respect of any deficiency occurring in the course of the proceedings, if it could not legitimately expect a reply from the EPO. |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/j940012eu1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021