Übersetzung für "Venire contra factum proprium" in Deutsch

The principle of loyalty and faith implies that 'venire contra factum proprium' is forbidden, in other words that it is improper and therefore legally unacceptable to act in a manner conflicting with one's own previous conduct.

For the EPO to refer much later to a loss of rights which had occurred several years previously was clearly inconsistent with its previous behaviour and therefore offended against the generally recognised prohibition of "venire contra factum proprium" (Dig.

The board held that if, during a long period of time, the EPO by its conduct led the parties and the public to the legitimate belief that no loss of rights had taken place, the EPO could not later refer to a loss of rights which occurred several years previously as this would constitute "venire contra factum proprium" and therefore contravene the principle of legitimate expectations.

Since the new representative was entitled to accept that the information given him by the EPO was correct and complete the EPO could not, in its dealings with the new representative, invoke the failure to pay the third renewal fee in due time without infringing the principle "nemini licet venire contra factum proprium".

The fact that the opposition division decided contrary to that communication did therefore not offend against the generally recognised prohibition of "venire contra factum proprium".

If, during a long period of time, the EPO by its conduct leads the parties and the public to the legitimate belief that no loss of rights has taken place, the EPO cannot later refer to a loss of rights which occurred several years previously without offending against the prohibition of "venire contra factum proprium" and therefore contravening the principle of good faith.