Judgment No. 2994

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 02.02.2011
• Original: English
• Judges: Gaudron, Barbagallo, Hansen
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

The complaint is dismissed as irreceivable. The application to intervene is also dismissed.

Consideration 10

Extract:

Amendment of the rules concerning the health insurance coverage of spouses gainfully employed outside the Office.
"[I]n the absence of a specified procedure or some other provision indicating to the contrary, an internal appeals body necessarily has power to determine what procedure should be followed when multiple appeals are filed with respect to the same issue."

Keywords

procedure before the tribunal; internal appeals body; competence; internal appeal; no provision