J 0021/84 (Late request for correction) of 29.11.1985

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1985:J002184.19851129
Date of decision: 29 November 1985
Case number: J 0021/84
Application number: 83105399.6
IPC class: B65D 41/34
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 335 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | Published
Title of application: -
Applicant name: Consumers Glass
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.1.01
Headnote: 1. A mistake in a designation of a Contracting State may be corrected in accordance with Rule 88 EPC only if a request has been made for correction sufficiently early for a warning to be included in the publication of the application so that third parties can rely on the application as filed (following former Decisions).
2. If the designation fee for a State was paid, neither within the time limit under Article 79(2) nor within the period of grace under Rule 85a EPC together with the surcharge, such failure cannot be corrected on the basis of and in conjunction with the correction of an error according to Rule 88 first sentence EPC.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 R 88
Keywords: Request for correction (late)
Correction of mistakes - non payment of designation fee
Protection of third parties
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
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Citing decisions:
J 0027/96
J 0016/01
J 0025/01
J 0006/02
J 0016/08

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/j840021ex1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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