Judgment No. 1296

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 14.07.1993
• Original: English
• Judges: Douglas, Razafindralambo, Gentot
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.

Consideration 7

Extract:

"The Tribunal is not bound by the rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, but inasmuch as Article 67(2) is derived from the article bearing the same number in the Staff Regulations of the Communities, the Court's decisions do carry persuasive authority."

Reference(s)

Organization rules reference: ARTICLE 67(2) OF THE EPO SERVICE REGULATIONS

Keywords

case law; written rule; law of european communities; european court of justice (ecj); staff regulations and rules; interpretation; purport