J 0027/94 (Divisional application) of 27.2.1995

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1995:J002794.19950227
Date of decision: 27 February 1995
Case number: J 0027/94
Application number: 94100421.0
IPC class: C10G 1/10
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 484 KB)
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Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | Published
Title of application: Recovery of commercially valuable products from used rubber tires
Applicant name: UNIVERSITE LAVAL
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.1.01
Headnote: I. In the interest of legal security, a procedural declaration has to be unambiguous (Confirmation of J 11/94, to be published). This implies that it must not be subject to any condition, leaving it open whether the EPO can proceed further on the basis thereof.
II. If a declaration subject to a condition is treated as valid procedural act, the EPO is not allowed later to contradict its own earlier conduct because this would offend against the generally recognized prohibition "venire contra factum proprium" (J 14/94, to be published, followed).
III. The binding effect according to Article 111(2) EPC applies only to the case decided upon.
IV. The first instance was not obliged by the principle of good faith to allow the filing of divisional applications after the approval of the text intended for grant on the basis of decision J 11/91 (OJ EPO 1994, 28) until opinion G 10/92 (OJ EPO 1994, 633) was made available to the public.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 76
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 111(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 25(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 51(4)
Keywords: Application to be treated as divisional application (yes)
Interpretation of a condition declared with the agreement to the text intended for grant
Procedural declaration must not be subject to conditions
Good faith
Venire contra factum proprium
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
G 0010/92
G 0002/93
G 0005/93
J 0011/85
J 0008/87
J 0010/91
J 0011/91
J 0016/91
J 0014/94
T 0815/90
Citing decisions:
G 0002/04
J 0013/94
J 0016/94
J 0012/95
J 0014/95
J 0015/95
J 0016/95
J 0017/95
J 0024/95
J 0025/95
J 0030/95
J 0004/96
J 0009/97
J 0006/00
J 0004/03
J 0019/03
J 0012/05
J 0013/05
J 0002/15
T 0919/95
T 0976/97
T 0854/02
T 0293/03
T 0739/05
T 0971/06
T 0494/07
T 1673/07
T 0051/08
T 0267/08
T 1607/08
T 2084/11
T 0578/14

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