| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:1998:J000796.19980120 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 20 January 1998 | ||||||||
| Case number: | J 0007/96 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 91915912.9 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | G09F 3/02 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | A | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Labels and manufacture thereof | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Instance, David John (Respondent) | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Denny Bros Printing Ltd. Third Party (Appellant) | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.1.01 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | A decision of the Examining Division to grant a European patent (Article 97(2) EPC) does not take effect on the date the decision-making process following written proceedings before that division is completed but on the date on which the European Patent Bulletin mentions the grant (Article 97(4) EPC). In the interim period, proceedings for grant are still pending before the EPO and a request for suspension of proceedings under Rule 13 EPC is admissible. | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Proceedings for grant pending - yes Suspension of proceedings - yes Referral to the Enlarged Board - no |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/j960007ex1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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