W 0004/87 (Late submission of protest) of 2.10.1987

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1987:W000487.19871002
Date of decision: 02 October 1987
Case number: W 0004/87
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Language of proceedings: FR
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Board: 3.2.02
Headnote: 1. Fees for additional inventions (cf. Article 17(3)(a) PCT) paid within the prescribed time limit (obliging the European Patent Office as International Searching Authority to draw up the international Search Report on those parts of the international application concerned with the said inventions) cannot be refunded if the statement of grounds supporting the protest under Rule 40.2(c) PCT is submitted late.
2. An application for restitutio in integrum may, however, be submitted in such cases since Article 122 EPC applies in conjunction with Article 48(2) PCT.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 122
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 154(3)
Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 17(3)(a)
Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 48
Patent Cooperation Treaty R 40(1)
Patent Cooperation Treaty R 40(2)(c)
Patent Cooperation Treaty R 40(3)
Art 009 Agreement WIPO EPO
Keywords: Fees (additional) paid within the prescribed time limit
Late submission of protest
Protest - late submission
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Citing decisions:
W 0001/01
W 0020/01
W 0006/05
W 0025/05

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