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J 0021/96 (Restitutio/N.N.) of 6.5.1998

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:1998:J002196.19980506

Date of decision:

06 May 1998

Case number:

J 0021/96

Application number:

-

IPC class:

-

Language of proceedings:

EN

Distribution:

C

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 283Â KB)
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Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

-

Applicant name:

-

Opponent name:

-

Board:

3.1.01

Headnote:

-

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 122(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 25(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 51(4)

Keywords:

The time restriction for filing a divisional application (Rule 25(1) EPC) is not a time limit within the meaning of Article 122(1) EPC

Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:

G 0010/92
J 0016/91

Citing decisions:

J 0010/01
J 0004/02
J 0003/04
J 0007/04
J 0018/04
J 0024/10

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/j960021eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

11 references found.

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Case Law Book: II Conditions to be met by an Application

X CLR II F 3.5.1 Requirement of pending earlier application sets no time limit

Case Law Book: III Amendments

X CLR III E 3.1 The meaning of "time limit"

X CLR III E 3.1.1 Requirement of pendency when filing divisional application is not a time limit

Case Law of the Enlarged Board

X G 0010/92 (Divisional application) of 28.4.1994

General Case Law

X J 0016/91 (Deadline for filing divisional application) of 5.8.1992

X J 0010/01 (Divisional application/N.N.) of 15.10.2002

X J 0004/02 (Divisional application/LMP) of 28.10.2005

X J 0003/04 () of 20.9.2005

X J 0007/04 () of 9.11.2004

X J 0018/04 (Concept of time limit/MICROSOFT) of 4.5.2005

X J 0024/10 () of 15.4.2011