Judgment No. 1065

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 29.01.1991
• Original: Anglais
• Judges: Ducoux, Suffian, Douglas
• Full judgment text (anglais) - Texte intégral du jugement

Decision

THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.

Consideration 3

Extract:

The complainant submits that the Tribunal is incompetent to hear disputes between the EPO and its employees. "He is mistaken. In accordance with Article 13 of the European Patent Convention, the European Patent Organisation has made a declaration recognising the jurisdiction of the Tribunal in respect of disputes between the Organisation and its employees, and the Governing Body of the International Labour Office has approved that declaration."

Reference(s)

Organization rules reference: ARTICLE 13 OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION

Keywords

competence of tribunal; declaration of recognition; condition

Considerations 4-5, Summary

Extract:

The complainant objects to the members of the Tribunal and to the members of the EPO Appeals Committee. "His attitude and language are [...] inadmissible. As in Judgments 933, 934 and 935 the Tribunal again deplores his offensive manner of putting his case."

Reference(s)

Jugement(s) TAOIT: 933, 934, 935

Keywords

internal appeals body; recusal; tribunal; composition of the internal appeals body