T 0514/05 (Online filed appeal/TEXAS INSTRUMENTS) of 8.9.2005

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T051405.20050908
Date of decision: 08 September 2005
Case number: T 0514/05
Application number: 99204298.6
IPC class: H01L 23/485
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 65 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | Published
Title of application: Integrated circuit having a bonding pad and manufacturing method thereof
Applicant name: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.4.03
Headnote: 1. The use of "other means of communication" (Rule 24(1) and 36(5) EPC) must be expressly permitted by the President of the EPO, before parties may use those means of communication for filing documents with a department of the EPO, including the EPO Board of Appeal; cf point 3.
2. An appeal filed via epoline® cannot have any legal effect absent explicit permission of the President of the EPO; cf point 10.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 21(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 23(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 10(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 108
European Patent Convention 1973 R 36(5)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 36(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 36(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 36(4)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 35
European Patent Convention 1973 R 35(4)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 24(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 10(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 10(3)
Keywords: Legal effect of appeal filed via epoline; formal requirements of documents filed by other means of communication
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
J 0019/90
Citing decisions:
T 0781/04
T 0331/08
T 0765/08
T 1090/08
T 1764/08

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