T 1785/15 - Appeal against a grant, following advice from the Office
The proprietor filed an appeal against the decision to grant, after the patent was granted with errors -introduced by amendments by the Examining Division, but implicitly approved by the applicant with his R.71(3) response- and after being pointed out to the option of filing an appeal by the formalities officer of the EPO. But his appeal was not succesfull: in light of the decision G 1/10, the appeal was inadmissible. The Board however ordered a reimbursement of the appeal fee for reasons of equity, as the proprieter filed the appeal based on incorrect advice from the office.
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