J 0002/08 (Pending application/SONY) of 27.5.2009

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2009:J000208.20090527
Date of decision: 27 May 2009
Case number: J 0002/08
Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal: G 0001/09
Application number: 05027368.9
IPC class: G06F 11/273
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 75 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished | Published
Title of application: Device diagnostics
Applicant name: Sony Deutschland GmbH
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.1.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 97(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 112(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 112(3)
European Patent Convention R 36(1)
Art 7 of the Revision Act of 29 November 2000
Art 2 of the Decision AC of 7 December 2006
Art 8(2) of the Protocol on Recognition § 39, paragraph 1, German Patent Law (Patentgesetz, PatG)
Art 500of the French Civil Procedure (Nouveau Code de Procédure Civil, NCPC)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 10(2)(a)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 10(2)(c)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 64(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 76
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 80
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 90(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 93(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 97(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 97(4)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 106
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 108
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 125
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 175(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 175(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 13(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 13(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 25(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 29(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 39
European Patent Convention 1973 R 48(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 51
European Patent Convention 1973 R 51(4)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 68(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 69(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 69(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 78(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 92(1)(p)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 98(2)
Bundesgerichtshof, Beschl. v. 28.3.2000 - X ZB 36/98 (BPatG)
Keywords: Pending application" - "Definition
Divisional application
Appeal period
Application of Article 125 (no)
Violation of good faith (no)
Referral to the Enlarged Board (yes)
Catchwords:

The following point of law is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:

Is an application which has been refused by a decision of the Examining Division thereafter still pending within the meaning of Rule 25 EPC 1973 (Rule 36(1) EPC) until the expiry of the time limit for filing a notice of appeal, when no appeal has been filed?

Cited decisions:
G 0004/91
G 0012/91
G 0002/97
G 0001/05
G 0001/06
J 0007/96
J 0002/01
J 0024/03
J 0028/03
J 0003/04
J 0007/04
J 0018/04
J 0003/06
J 0010/07
R 0005/08
T 1177/00
Citing decisions:
J 0002/08
J 0005/08
J 0019/10
J 0026/10
T 1088/11
T 2068/11
T 0579/16

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/j080002ex1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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