| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:1987:J000787.19871028 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 28 October 1987 | ||||||||
| Case number: | J 0007/87 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 83103133.1 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | C07J 51/00 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | A | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | - | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Schwarz Italia | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | - | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.1.01 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | Effective withdrawal of a European patent application does not depend on whether the applicant has used the term "withdrawal". The language used must be interpreted having regard to the surrounding circumstances from which it must be clear that the applicant really wants immediate and unconditional withdrawal rather than passive abandonment leading in the course of time to deemed withdrawal. | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Withdrawal of patent application (no) - passive abandonment (yes) Interpretation of written statement - need for clarification Failure to seek clarification Substantial procedural violation (yes) |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/j870007ex1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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