Translation of "Telefonische rücksprache" in English

Where appropriate, differences are resolved through telephone contact with the occupier of the holding.

A telephone conversation may be used as the first action in examination provided that: –

A telephone conversation can take place at the initiative of either the applicant or the examiner.

The examiner writes minutes of the telephone consultation.

There are instances where personal consultation, by telephone or interview, can be helpful in advancing the procedure.

Generally, telephone consultations are preferred over interviews due to the difference in location and the time needed.

In its third communication of 30 June 1992, recording a telephone conversation held a few days earlier, the examining division had put detailed questions to the appellant concerning the methods of solubility testing to be used in deciding which compounds were water-soluble.

However, a time limit may only be set in connection with the dispatch of minutes of an interview or telephone consultation if a communication from the Examining Division has been issued.

In order to ensure a proper reception, we ask for a telephone consultation with the management of the house management.

I would not like to make the "list of companies which we have informed of the letter" available to you without prior telephone clearance.

The minutes of an interview or telephone conversation should list the participants, summarise the main results and state any oral requests.

If, however, the examining division decides not to issue summons at that stage, telephone minutes must be issued.

If the applicant files a request for consultation by telephone before a second written opinion is issued, he will be sent the minutes of the telephone consultation together with an invitation to submit further amendments and/or arguments within the time limit set for reply therein.

Since the requested telephone interview could have led the rapporteur to take a position on an issue where a collective decision would have been required, or to commit the board without preliminary discussion, the request was refused.

In every case the minutes of an interview or telephone consultation should be placed in the dossier and a copy communicated to the applicant or his representative to notify him, even where a telephone consultation merely changes/confirms/cancels the time/date of a proposed interview.

This was derivable from the telephone note and fax a) of the list in point 3.4 above, in which the opponent apparently had been telephoned by an agent of the EPO to ask for his address and had been given information orally that he was to pay an opposition fee of a specific amount.

If, after examining your response, the examiner considers that a patent cannot yet be granted, he will continue with the examination procedure by issuing a further written communication or talking to you in person or on the telephone.

A telephone conversation can be held between the applicant and the formalities officer and/or the examiner, whereas an interview is held only between the applicant and the examiner.

If the applicant requests a consultation by telephone and/or a second written opinion before a second written opinion is issued, the discretion to decide whether to consult the applicant by telephone or to establish a second written opinion is left to the EPO as IPEA.

A telephone consultation may take place if the applicant phones the examiner to enquire about the course of action after an invitation under Rule 63 has been sent.

The procedure may be different and a second written opinion may not necessarily be issued if a request for consultation by telephone is filed by the applicant (see points 386ff).