Judgment No. 3530

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 30.06.2015
• Original: English
• Judges: Barbagallo, Rouiller, Hansen
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

1. The EPO shall pay each of the complainants moral damages in the amount of 250 euros.
2. It shall pay each of them costs in the amount of 200 euros.
3. All other claims are dismissed.

Summary

The complainants challenge the EPO’s refusal to award them moral damages on account of the length of the internal appeal proceedings.

Judgment keywords

Keywords

procedure before the tribunal; complaint allowed; moral injury; joinder; internal appeal