Judgment No. 930

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 08.12.1988
• Original: Anglais
• Judges: Ducoux, Pescatore, Carroll
• Full judgment text (anglais) - Texte intégral du jugement

Decision

1. THE COMPLAINT IS RECEIVABLE.
2. THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS FURTHER SUBMISSIONS ON THE MERITS.

Summary

Extract:

The organisation was authorised to confine its reply to the issue of receivability. But it was unable to show that it had given timely notice of the President's decision. The complaint is receivable.

Keywords

decision; organisation; receivability of the complaint; date of notification; case sent back to organisation; further submissions on the merits; evidence; burden of proof; reply confined to receivability