Judgment No. 2264

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 16.07.2003
• Original: French
• Judges: Gentot, Egli, Ba
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.

Consideration 3(e)

Extract:

"In his written submissions [to the Tribunal] the complainant refers in part to explanations he provided in other documents. Under article 6(1)(b) of the Rules of the Tribunal, the arguments of fact and law must appear in the complaint itself (supplemented, if need be, by the rejoinder). Those arguments may not consist of a mere reference to other documents, since this would be contrary to the provisions of the Rules and would not enable the Tribunal and the other party to apprehend the complainant's pleas with sufficient ease and clarity. Consequently, the complainant's references are acceptable only as illustrations, but not as an extension of the arguments contained in the complaint."

Reference(s)

ILOAT reference: ARTICLE 6(1)(B) OF THE RULES OF THE TRIBUNAL

Keywords

procedure before the tribunal; complaint; duty to substantiate decision; submissions; rejoinder; reply; iloat statute