Judgment No. 1820

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 28.01.1999
• Original: French
• Judges: Ba, Gentot, Egli
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

The complaint is dismissed.

Consideration 2

Extract:

"Where a rule is cast in more than one official language and no one version is to prevail, all versions shall be deemed to bear the same meaning and the right construction shall be the one that respects the draftsman's intent and best reconciles them". The Tribunal cites the case law.

Keywords

case law; written rule; authentic version; interpretation; purpose; subsidiary