G 0004/08 (Language of the proceedings/MERIAL) of 16.2.2010

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2010:G000408.20100216

Date of decision:

16 February 2010

Case number:

G 0004/08

Referral:

Application number:

IPC class:

Language of proceedings:

FR

Distribution:

A

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 50Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	DE \| EN \| FR
Versions:	OJ

Title of application:

-

Applicant name:

MERIAL

Opponent name:

-

Board:

EBA

Headnote:

-

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention Art 14(1)
European Patent Convention Art 14(3)
European Patent Convention Art 153
European Patent Convention R 3
European Patent Convention R 4
European Patent Convention R 157(2)
European Patent Convention R 159
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 14(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 14(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 150(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 153
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 158
European Patent Convention 1973 R 1
European Patent Convention 1973 R 2
European Patent Convention 1973 R 107(1)(a)
Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 3(4)
Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 22
Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 23
Patent Cooperation Treaty R 12(1)
Patent Cooperation Treaty R 49(1)
Patent Cooperation Treaty R 49(2)

Keywords:

Language of the proceedings

Catchwords:

The Enlarged Board of Appeal, in response to the three points of law referred to it, concludes that:

Question 1: If an international patent application has been filed and published under the PCT in an official language of the EPO, it is not possible, on entry into the European phase, to file a translation of the application into another EPO official language.

Question 2: In written proceedings on a European patent application or an international application in the regional phase, EPO departments cannot use an EPO official language other than the language of proceedings used for the application under ArticleÂ 14(3) EPC.

Question 3: This question is redundant.

Cited decisions:

G 0001/05
J 0018/90
T 1125/00
T 1443/04

Citing decisions:

J 0013/14
T 1787/16

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/g080004ep1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPC Articles

X A.14 EPC Languages of the European Patent Office, European patent applications and other documents

X A.153 EPC The European Patent Office as designated Office or elected Office

EPC Implementing Rules

X R.3 EPC Language in written proceedings

X R.4 EPC Language in oral proceedings

X R.157 EPC The European Patent Office as a receiving Office

X R.159 EPC The European Patent Office as a designated or elected Office – Requirements for entry into the European phase

EPO Guidelines - A Formalities Examination

X GL A VII 2 Language of the proceedings

EPO Guidelines - E General Procedural Matters

X GL E IX 2.1.3 Translation of the international application

EPO Guide for Applicants, part II Int. - C The EPO as ISA and SISA

X GA C2.23 2.23

X GA C5.1.5 5.1.5.

X GA C5.5.1 5.5.1.

PCT Articles

X A.3 PCT The International Application

X A.22 PCT Copy, Translation, and Fee, to Designated Offices

X A.23 PCT Delaying of National Procedure

PCT Implementing Rules

X R.12 PCT Language of the International Application and Translations for the Purposes of International Search and International Publication

X R.49 PCT Copy, Translation and Fee under Article 22

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO SE 1/2021, p179 - Annex 1 - Index of published decisions of the boards of appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (as at 31 December 2020)

X OJ EPO SE 1/2020, p174 - Annex 1 - Index of published decisions of the boards of appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (as at 31 December 2019)

X OJ EPO SE 1/2019, p158 - XVI. - Index of published decisions of the boards of appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (as at 31 December 2018)

X OJ EPO SE 3/2018, p91 - ANNEX 2

X OJ EPO SE 3/2018, p2 - BOARDS OF APPEAL AND ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW 2017

Case Law Book: II Conditions to be met by an Application

X CLR II F 3.3 Language for filing divisional application

Case Law Book: III Amendments

X CLR III F 2 Language of the proceedings

X CLR III F 3 Derogations from the language of the proceedings in written proceedings and in oral proceedings

Case Law Book: VI Rules Common to all Proceedings

X CLR VI 4 Language of the proceedings

Case Law of the Enlarged Board

X G 0001/05 (Exclusion and objection/XXX) of 7.12.2006

General Case Law

X J 0018/90 (Denmark - expressly) of 22.3.1991

X J 0008/07 (Langue de la procÃ©dure) of 1.7.2010

X J 0013/14 () of 13.12.2016