J 0027/97 (Notification/D. W. ZIMMERMAN) of 26.10.1998

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:1998:J002797.19981026

Date of decision:

26 October 1998

Case number:

J 0027/97

Application number:

95906779.4

IPC class:

B66D 1/10

Language of proceedings:

Distribution:

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 364Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Balancing hoist and material handling system

Applicant name:

D. W. Zimmerman Manufacturing, Inc. et al

Opponent name:

Board:

3.1.01

Headnote:

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 119
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 133(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 65
European Patent Convention 1973 R 69
European Patent Convention 1973 R 77(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 78(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 82
European Patent Convention 1973 R 85a(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 85b
European Patent Convention 1973 R 104b

Keywords:

Notification by ordinary letter
Notification deemed to have been made when despatch has taken place
No regular notification by facsimile transmission

Catchwords:

Facsimile transmission does not comply with the form notification has to take under Rule 77(1) EPC. The irregularity of such transmission is not cured by the fact that the facsimile of a document has reached the addressee (Rule 82 EPC).

Cited decisions:

J 0009/96
J 0030/96
J 0032/97

Citing decisions:

T 0247/98
T 1198/03

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/j970027eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021