APRAM

Paris, 13 décembre 2007

Paul MaierPrésident des chambres de recours OHMI

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AVERAGE TIME FOR BOARDS OF APPEAL PROCEDURE3 Q 2007

(TIME IN NATURAL DAYS)

(74%)* (48%)* (24%)*

(81%) 116**

(48%) 127**

(*) Appeals ratio for which the respective documents were received(**) Appeals ratio and sample of cases in witch no further information requests were issued by rapporteurs

DECISIONS OFFICE Décisions rendues du 01/01/2007 au 01/12/2007

    Confirmées % Annulées %

Total décisions1 1322 975 74% 284 26%

ex-parte 509 430 84% 79 16%

inter-partes 813 545 67% 268 33%

[1] non incluses: inadmissibles, non déposées, closes par arrangement entre parties, etc

CONFIRMATION PAR TPIJugements rendus du 01/01/2007 au 01/12/2007

    Confirmées % Annulées %

Total décisions2 87 72 83% 15 17%

ex-parte 27 25 93% 2 9%

inter-partes 60 47 78% 13 22%

[2] non incluses: retraits, inadmissibles et non lieu à statuer

Types de recours

Recours 2006/2007    

ex-parte 32%

opposition 58%

annulation 5%

designs 2%

Protocole Madrid 2%

inscriptions 1%

Taux de recours par type de décision de l’Office

Recours 2006/2007

   

ex-parte 18%

opposition 20%

annulation 44%

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