Key legal question
Whether the request for reinstatement in the previous state was filed within the two-month time limit under patent law.
Extracted holding
The time limit began when the proprietor received the Institute's notice of 14 November 2006, so the request filed on 4 June 2007 was late.
Extracted reasoning
The notice clearly informed the proprietor of the missing translation and the loss of effect in Switzerland; it had enough information to recognize the omission and act, so the impediment ended upon receipt of that notice.