D 0020/99 () of 6.3.2001 | XEPC: EPC and PCT resource

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2001:D002099.20010306

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06 March 2001

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D 0020/99

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DBA

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I. National amnesty laws are inapplicable in disciplinary proceedings before international authorities.
II. Misuse of corporate assets constitutes unfair distortion of competition among colleagues and hence a breach of the code of conduct of professional representatives before the EPO.

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 134(8)(c)
Regulation on discipline for professional representatives Art 1
Regulation on discipline for professional representatives Art 7
Regulation on discipline for professional representatives Art 26

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National amnesty
Distortion of competition among professional representatives

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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/d990020ep1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021