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G 0009/92 (Non-appealing party) of 14.7.1994

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:1994:G000992.19940714

Date of decision:

14 July 1994

Case number:

G 0009/92

Referral:

Application number:

IPC class:

Language of proceedings:

DE

Distribution:

A

Download and more information:

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Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
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Versions:	OJ

Title of application:

-

Applicant name:

BMW

Opponent name:

KUKA SchweiÃanlagen + Roboter GmbH

Board:

EBA

Headnote:

1. If the patent proprietor is the sole appellant against an interlocutory decision maintaining a patent in amended form, neither the Board of Appeal nor the non-appealing opponent as a party to the proceedings as of right under Article 107, second sentence, EPC, may challenge the maintenance of the patent as amended in accordance with the interlocutory decision.
2.If the opponent is the sole appellant against an interlocutory decision maintaining a patent in amended form, the patent proprietor is primarily restricted during the appeal proceedings to defending the patent in the form in which it was maintained by the Opposition Division in its interlocutory decision. Amendments proposed by the patent proprietor as a party to the proceedings as of right under Article 107, second sentence, EPC, may be rejected as inadmissible by the Board of Appeal if they are neither appropriate nor necessary.

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 101(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 107
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 111
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 114(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 58(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 64(b)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 65(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 66(1)

Keywords:

Reformatio in peius
Patent maintained in amended form in accordance with auxiliary request
Opposing parties each adversely affected
Appeal by one party
Requests by a non-appealing party which go beyond the appellant's requests in the notice of appeal
Minority opinion

Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:

G 0002/91
G 0007/91
G 0008/91
G 0009/91
G 0010/91
T 0123/85
T 0576/89
T 0369/91
T 0096/92

Citing decisions:

G 0010/93
G 0001/99
G 0003/04
G 0002/12
G 0002/13
G 0003/19
R 0016/09
T 0060/91
T 0369/91
T 0488/91
T 0646/91
T 0716/91
T 0813/91
T 0898/91
T 0266/92
T 0501/92
T 0634/92
T 0856/92
T 0923/92
T 0933/92
T 0958/92
T 0169/93
T 0233/93
T 0321/93
T 0329/93
T 0528/93
T 0752/93
T 0829/93
T 1082/93
T 0233/94
T 0323/94
T 0414/94
T 0426/94
T 0437/94
T 0552/94
T 0562/94
T 0579/94
T 0812/94
T 0815/94
T 0900/94
T 0080/95
T 0277/95
T 0379/95
T 0389/95
T 0500/95
T 1002/95
T 0239/96
T 0275/96
T 0331/96
T 0336/96
T 0637/96
T 0762/96
T 0893/96
T 1011/96
T 0029/97
T 0063/97
T 0174/97
T 0315/97
T 0414/97
T 0522/97
T 0565/97
T 0701/97
T 0743/97
T 0108/98
T 0226/98
T 0339/98
T 0368/98
T 0386/98
T 0467/98
T 0473/98
T 0554/98
T 0590/98
T 0670/98
T 0750/98
T 1026/98
T 0080/99
T 0224/99
T 0268/99
T 0290/99
T 0304/99
T 0359/99
T 0399/99
T 0492/99
T 0598/99
T 0602/99
T 0636/99
T 0668/99
T 0717/99
T 0724/99
T 0898/99
T 0903/99
T 0966/99
T 1070/99
T 1099/99
T 0182/00
T 0204/00
T 0222/00
T 0706/00
T 0731/00
T 0782/00
T 0827/00
T 0886/00
T 0959/00
T 0968/00
T 0982/00
T 1072/00
T 1126/00
T 1143/00
T 0092/01
T 0120/01
T 0281/01
T 0318/01
T 0477/01
T 0764/01
T 0999/01
T 1004/01
T 1098/01
T 0609/02
T 0809/02
T 0864/02
T 0903/02
T 0937/02
T 1074/02
T 1108/02
T 0498/03
T 0520/03
T 0656/03
T 0724/03
T 0731/03
T 0794/03
T 1239/03
T 0023/04
T 0099/04
T 0168/04
T 0191/04
T 0386/04
T 0604/04
T 0676/04
T 1018/04
T 1178/04
T 1214/04
T 1316/04
T 1317/04
T 0127/05
T 0263/05
T 0319/05
T 0382/05
T 0405/05
T 0458/05
T 0950/05
T 1277/05
T 1393/05
T 1511/05
T 0032/06
T 0073/06
T 0181/06
T 0224/06
T 0332/06
T 0483/06
T 0558/06
T 0642/06
T 1009/06
T 1042/06
T 1207/06
T 1300/06
T 1455/06
T 1496/06
T 1747/06
T 0079/07
T 0152/07
T 0429/07
T 0521/07
T 0525/07
T 0535/07
T 0656/07
T 0659/07
T 0832/07
T 0949/07
T 0963/07
T 0982/07
T 1115/07
T 1205/07
T 1544/07
T 1556/07
T 1618/07
T 1774/07
T 0191/08
T 0356/08
T 0358/08
T 0384/08
T 0744/08
T 0889/08
T 1033/08
T 1082/08
T 1542/08
T 1713/08
T 2344/08
T 0150/09
T 0197/09
T 0209/09
T 0689/09
T 1224/09
T 1392/09
T 1464/09
T 1843/09
T 2311/09
T 0028/10
T 0095/10
T 0111/10
T 0216/10
T 0365/10
T 0427/10
T 0665/10
T 0722/10
T 0727/10
T 0974/10
T 1222/10
T 1267/10
T 1340/10
T 1367/10
T 1474/10
T 1499/10
T 1525/10
T 1649/10
T 1684/10
T 1866/10
T 0484/11
T 1157/11
T 1226/11
T 1400/11
T 1626/11
T 1782/11
T 2129/11
T 2538/11
T 0242/12
T 0251/12
T 0395/12
T 0416/12
T 0428/12
T 0470/12
T 0502/12
T 0576/12
T 0861/12
T 0910/12
T 1521/12
T 1689/12
T 2314/12
T 0009/13
T 0027/13
T 0115/13
T 0251/13
T 0711/13
T 0813/13
T 1486/13
T 1553/13
T 1626/13
T 2279/13
T 0589/14
T 0633/14
T 0700/14
T 1151/14
T 0210/15
T 0445/15
T 0611/15
T 1057/15
T 1103/15
T 1297/15
T 1729/15
T 1908/15
T 2366/15
T 0097/16
T 0201/16
T 0422/16
T 1797/16
T 1845/16
T 1875/16
T 2472/16
T 0184/17
T 0811/17
T 1071/17
T 1208/17
T 1336/17
T 1561/17
T 1653/17
T 2134/17
T 2743/17
T 1051/18
T 1770/18
T 2277/18
T 1577/19

Source: https://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/advanced-search.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPC Articles

X A.101 EPC Examination of the opposition – Revocation or maintenance of the European patent

X A.107 EPC Persons entitled to appeal and to be parties to appeal proceedings

X A.111 EPC Decision in respect of appeals

X A.114 EPC Examination by the European Patent Office of its own motion

EPC Implementing Rules

X R.81 EPC Examination of opposition

X R.99 EPC Content of the notice of appeal and the statement of grounds

X R.100 EPC Examination of appeals

X R.101 EPC Rejection of the appeal as inadmissible

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO SE 1/2021, p179 - Annex 1 - Index of published decisions of the boards of appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (as at 31 December 2020)

X OJ EPO SE 1/2020, p174 - Annex 1 - Index of published decisions of the boards of appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (as at 31 December 2019)

X OJ EPO 2020, A119 - Opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 14 May 2020 - G 3/19

X OJ EPO SE 1/2019, p158 - XVI. - Index of published decisions of the boards of appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (as at 31 December 2018)

X OJ EPO 2016, A27 - Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 25 March 2015 - G 2/12

X OJ EPO SE 5/2014, p166 - ANNEX 2

X OJ EPO SE 5/2014, p25 - PART II

X OJ EPO 2014, A84 - Interlocutory decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.06 dated 20 February 2014

Case Law Book: III Amendments

X CLR III A 5.2 Point in time from which a new decision which deviates from existing practice becomes generally applicable

X CLR III H 1.2.2 Systematic interpretation

Case Law Book: IV Divisional Applications

X CLR IV C 1 Legal character of opposition proceedings and applicable principles

X CLR IV C 5.1.1 Principles

X CLR IV C 8.2.2 Maintenance of European patent as amended

Case Law Book: V Priority

X CLR V A 1.1 General

X CLR V A 2.4.3.B Rights of parties under Article 107 EPC

X CLR V A 2.5.2 Form and content of notice of appeal (Rule 99(1) EPC)

X CLR V A 2.6.3.C Refusal of the application

X CLR V A 2.6.3.E Grounds to be analysed vis-à-vis reasons in decision

X CLR V A 3.1 Binding effect of requests – no reformatio in peius

X CLR V A 3.1.5 Patentee as sole appellant

X CLR V A 3.1.6 Opponent as sole appellant

X CLR V A 3.1.7 Revocation of patent

X CLR V A 3.1.8 Exceptions to the rule

X CLR V A 4.12.14 Patent revocation

X CLR V B 2.3.3 Relevance of the referred question for the underlying case

Case Law of the Enlarged Board

X G 0002/91 (Appeal fees) of 29.11.1991

X G 0007/91 (Withdrawal of appeal) of 5.11.1992

X G 0008/91 (Withdrawal of appeal) of 5.11.1992

X G 0009/91 (Power to examine) of 31.3.1993

X G 0010/91 (Examination of opposition/appeals) of 31.3.1993

X G 0010/93 (Scope of examination in ex parte appeal) of 30.11.1994

X G 0001/99 (Reformatio in peius / 3M) of 2.4.2001

X G 0003/04 (Intervention/EOS) of 22.8.2005

X G 0002/12 () of 25.3.2015

X G 0002/13 () of 25.3.2015

X G 0003/19 (Pepper (follow-up to ÂTomatoes IIÂ and ÂBroccoli IIÂ)) of 14.5.2020

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X R 0016/09 () of 19.5.2010

X T 0123/85 (Incrustation inhibitors) of 23.2.1988

X T 0060/91 (Prohibition of reformatio in peius) of 5.10.1992

X T 0369/91 (Detergent compositions) of 15.5.1992

X T 0716/91 (Pump Station/STORK) of 15.5.1995

X T 0898/91 (Spread/UNILEVER) of 18.7.1997

X T 0266/92 () of 17.10.1994

X T 0501/92 (Alphanumeric Display) of 1.6.1995

X T 0856/92 () of 8.2.1995

X T 0923/92 (human t-PA) of 8.11.1995

X T 0933/92 (Sensor) of 6.12.1993

X T 0169/93 (Dandricidal compositions/JOHNSON & JOHNSON) of 10.7.1996

X T 0233/93 () of 28.10.1996

X T 0321/93 (Drosselklappe/BOSCH) of 15.3.1995

X T 0528/93 () of 23.10.1996

X T 0752/93 () of 16.7.1996

X T 0829/93 () of 24.5.1996

X T 1082/93 () of 14.11.1997

X T 0323/94 () of 26.9.1996

X T 0414/94 (Right to comment/MINOLTA) of 14.5.1998

X T 0552/94 (Heat transfer printing/DAI NIPPON) of 4.12.1998

X T 0900/94 (Sterilization/McCORMICK) of 9.9.1998

X T 0277/95 (Production of erythropoietin/GENETICS INSTITUTE) of 16.4.1999

X T 0389/95 (Mobile phone/MOTOROLA INC.) of 15.10.1997

X T 1002/95 () of 10.2.1998

X T 0239/96 () of 23.10.1998

X T 0637/96 (DÃ¼ngerstreuer/AMAZONEN) of 27.11.1997

X T 0063/97 () of 1.12.1997

X T 0315/97 () of 21.6.2002

X T 0701/97 (Ceramic article/NORTON) of 23.8.2001

X T 0743/97 (Thrombolytic proteins/GENETICS INSTITUTE) of 26.7.2000

X T 0226/98 (Famotidine/RICHTER GEDEON) of 7.2.2001

X T 0473/98 (Magnetic field screen) of 5.9.2000

X T 0554/98 () of 5.10.1999

X T 0590/98 ("Radiopharmaceuticals/AMERSHAM PLC") of 30.4.2003

X T 0304/99 () of 7.5.2001

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X T 0668/99 (Antrag auf Entscheidung der Einspruchsabteilung Ã¼ber die … of 14.9.2004

X T 0717/99 () of 18.11.2004

X T 0724/99 (Ice confections/UNILEVER) of 24.10.2001

X T 0898/99 () of 5.11.2002

X T 0966/99 () of 3.12.2002

X T 0204/00 () of 13.11.2002

X T 0222/00 (Hemicellulose degradation/VALTION) of 15.1.2003

X T 0706/00 () of 15.5.2003

X T 0827/00 () of 19.6.2002

X T 0959/00 () of 21.1.2005

X T 1143/00 () of 7.11.2002

X T 0318/01 () of 18.11.2004

X T 1004/01 () of 1.9.2004

X T 1098/01 (Wirkstoffkombination/BEIERSDORF) of 13.4.2005

X T 0609/02 (AP-1 complex/SALK INSTITUTE) of 27.10.2004

X T 0864/02 (Water-soluble silicate/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 19.5.2005

X T 0724/03 () of 19.10.2006

X T 0794/03 () of 22.3.2005

X T 1239/03 () of 2.11.2006

X T 0023/04 () of 5.4.2006

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X T 0191/04 (Milking box/MAASLAND) of 13.9.2005

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X T 0127/05 () of 31.8.2006

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X T 1207/06 () of 7.5.2008

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X T 1340/10 (Ceramic Aggregates/3M) of 22.5.2013

X T 1525/10 (Sustained release of fluvastatin/NOVARTIS AG) of 20.9.2011

X T 1649/10 () of 25.9.2015

X T 0484/11 (Internet telephony/BT) of 8.11.2013

X T 1400/11 () of 3.7.2014

X T 1626/11 () of 21.10.2015

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X T 0428/12 () of 26.6.2014

X T 0576/12 () of 9.1.2015

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X T 0027/13 () of 29.1.2014

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X T 1103/15 () of 22.2.2018