| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:1997:J001896.19971001 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 01 October 1997 | ||||||||
| Case number: | J 0018/96 | ||||||||
| Application number: | - | ||||||||
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| Language of proceedings: | DE | ||||||||
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| Board: | 3.1.01 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | 1. The requirements under Article 80 EPC for according a filing date are not fulfilled if the description and claims are filed in two different official languages. 2. If, notwithstanding this deficiency, the Receiving Section leaves the applicant for a considerable time in the justified belief that the application was validly filed, then his legitimate expectations may be cited as regards according a filing date. |
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| Keywords: | According a filing date EPO languages Issuing a priority document Legitimate expectations |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/j960018ep1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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