If the European patent has been surrendered in all the designated Contracting States or has lapsed in all those States, the opposition proceedings may be continued at the request of the opponent filed within two months of a communication from the European Patent Office informing him of the surrender or lapse.
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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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EPO Guidelines - D Opposition and Limitation/Revocation Procedures
EPO Guidelines - E General Procedural Matters
Offical Journal of the EPO
XOJ EPO 2020, A104 - Interlocutory Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.01 dated 7 February 2019 - T 318/14
XOJ EPO SE 1/2018, p65 - VI.2 - Decision of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal dated 12 November 2007 concerning the transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal
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Case Law Book: III Amendments
XCLR III Q 3.2 Effect of withdrawal on opposition proceedings before the departments of first instance
Case Law Book: IV Divisional Applications
XCLR IV C 8.1 Revocation of a European patent for failure to fulfil formal requirements – by way of decision