T 0737/90 (Missing publication number/General Electric) of 9.9.1993

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T073790.19930909
Date of decision: 09 September 1993
Case number: T 0737/90
Application number: 87104405.3
IPC class: C09K 11/76
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 365 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Fluorescent lamp using multi-layer phosphor coating
Applicant name: General Electric Company
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 88
Keywords: Supplementation of a cross reference to a patent application by its publication number (allowed)
Catchwords:

The answer to the question whether or not a document incorporated in the text of a European patent application by reference can be unambiguously identified and easily retrieved depends solely on the facts of the case. Neither Article 123(2) EPC nor the Guidelines for the Examination within the EPO require or imply that a patent application referred to must be identified by a number, in order to be taken into account for the purpose of Article 83 EPC.

Cited decisions:
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Citing decisions:
T 0429/96
T 0762/98
T 0568/99
T 0422/00
T 0960/03
T 1066/03
T 0341/04
T 1497/06
T 0521/10
T 0664/11
T 1012/11
T 1436/12

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t900737eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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