Judgment No. 775

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 12.12.1986
• Original: French
• Judges: Grisel, Ducoux, Suffian
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.

Consideration 1

Extract:

"If an internal appeal was time-barred and the internal appeals body was wrong to hear it, the Tribunal will not entertain a complaint challenging the decision taken on a recommendation by that body."

Keywords

complaint; decision; receivability of the complaint; internal appeals body; internal appeal; mistaken hearing of merits; recommendation; tribunal; time limit; time bar; advisory opinion