T 0448/00 (Restitutio/BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS) of 26.7.2001

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T044800.20010726

Date of decision:

26 July 2001

Case number:

T 0448/00

Application number:

95919565.2

IPC class:

G21F 5/14

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Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
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Title of application:

STORAGE SYSTEM FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE

Applicant name:

British Nuclear Fuels PLC

Opponent name:

Board:

3.4.01

Headnote:

1. It is not excluded that, in certain circumstances, a chain of errors could be qualified as an isolated mistake within a normally satisfactory system (obiter dictum). 2. Reasonable supervision of an assistant cannot be limited to spot checks in a situation where a representative has become aware of an inadvertent deviation from the normal course of action.

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 86(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 122(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 71(2)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 9

Keywords:

Restitutio - all due care - no
Supervision of an assistant - not sufficient
Isolated mistake - no

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Cited decisions:

J 0016/82
T 0309/88

Citing decisions:

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t000448eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021