J 0012/98 (One year Article 122(2) time limit/SKF) of 8.10.2002

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2002:J001298.20021008

Date of decision:

08 October 2002

Case number:

J 0012/98

Application number:

92203614.0

IPC class:

F04D 29/12

Language of proceedings:

Distribution:

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 396Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Water pump

Applicant name:

SKF Industrial Trading & Development Co, B.V.

Opponent name:

Board:

3.1.01

Headnote:

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 96(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 96(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 122(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 51(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 69(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 90

Keywords:

Outside one year time limit of Article 122(2) EPC, third sentence (yes)
Time limit to be determined objectively in relation to omitted act, not subjectively depending on applicant's knowledge of omission

Catchwords:

Cited decisions:

J 0016/86
J 0034/92

Citing decisions:

T 0854/12

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/j980012eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021