Judgment No. 2825

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 08.07.2009
• Original: English
• Judges: Gaudron, Gordillo, Hansen
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

The complaint is dismissed.

Consideration 8

Extract:

"Because the letter [...] must be construed as meaning that a final decision would only be taken on the complainant's internal appeal after receipt of the opinion of the Internal Appeals Committee, it did not convey a final decision. As Article VII, paragraph 1, of the Tribunal's Statute allows only for complaints with respect to final decisions, the complaint is irreceivable. The matter must proceed before the Internal Appeals Committee."

Reference(s)

ILOAT reference: Article VII of the Statute

Keywords

complaint; decision; receivability of the complaint; internal appeals body; internal appeal; internal remedies exhausted