J 0004/86 (Air-conditioning system) of 4.3.1987

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1987:J000486.19870304
Date of decision: 04 March 1987
Case number: J 0004/86
Application number: 83105121.4
IPC class: F25B 13/00
Language of proceedings: DE
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Versions: OJ
Title of application: -
Applicant name: BMW
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.1.01
Headnote: Failure to file a request for examination for a European patent application will result in the application's being deemed to be withdrawn upon expiry of the period referred to in Article 94(2) EPC and not subsequently upon expiry of the period of grace provided by Rule 85b EPC. In such a case, therefore, a renewal fee which does not become due until after expiry of the first-mentioned time limit must be refunded.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 86
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 94
European Patent Convention 1973 R 85b
European Patent Convention 1973 R 67
Keywords: Fiction of withdrawal in the absence of a request for examination
Point at which loss of rights ensues
Renewal fee/due date during period of grace provided for in Rule 85b
Procedural violation (no) - incorrect legal interpretation
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Cited decisions:
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Citing decisions:
G 0004/98
J 0016/90
J 0019/01
J 0009/02
J 0010/16
T 1402/13

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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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