R.84 EPC Continuation of the opposition proceedings by the European Patent Office of its own motion

(1)

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.

(2)

In the event of the death or legal incapacity of an opponent, the opposition proceedings may be continued by the European Patent Office of its own motion, even without the participation of the heirs or legal representatives. The same shall apply where the opposition is withdrawn.

[ Art. 99 101 105 R. 75 89 ]

See decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 4/88, G 7/91, G 8/91, G 8/93, G 3/99 (Annex I).

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/r84.html

Date retrieved: 24 November 2017

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EPC Articles

X A.99 EPC Opposition

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

X A.105 EPC Intervention of the assumed infringer

EPC Implementing Rules

X Chapter I Opposition procedure

X R.75 EPC Surrender or lapse of the patent

X R.89 EPC Intervention of the assumed infringer

EPO Guidelines - D Opposition and Limitation/Revocation Procedures

X GL D VII 5.1 Continuation in the case of surrender or lapse of the patent

X GL D VII 5.2 Continuation on the death or legal incapacity of the opponent

X GL D VII 5.3 Continuation after the opposition has been withdrawn

X GL D VIII 1.1 General remarks

EPO Guidelines - E General Procedural Matters

X GL E VIII 8.4 7.4 Surrender of patent

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO SE 4/2017, p2 - BOARD OF APPEAL AND ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW 2015/2016

X OJ EPO SE 1/2017, p66 - 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

X OJ EPO 2013, 582 - Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.07 dated 21 June 2013 T 22/09

Case Law Book: IV Divisional Applications

X CLR IV C 4 of the opposition proceedings by the EPO

X CLR IV C 4.1.2 of the opposition proceedings after lapse or surrender (Rule 84(1) EPC)

X CLR IV C 4.1.2.B Request for continuation of the proceedings made by the patent proprietor

X CLR IV C 4.2 or legal incapacity of an opponent

X CLR IV C 4.3 of opposition

X CLR IV C 4.3.1 and effect of withdrawal on party status

X CLR IV C 4.3.2 of withdrawal on opposition proceedings before the departments of first instance

X CLR IV C 4.3.3 of withdrawal on opposition appeal proceedings

General Case Law

X T 0289/06 (Constellation de satellites/ALCATEL LUCENT) of 17.12.2007

X T 1533/07 () of 6.10.2009

X T 0646/08 (Conflicting procedural statements) of 14.4.2011

X T 1196/08 () of 10.11.2010

X T 1668/08 () of 18.8.2009

X T 0949/09 (Arrayed Biomolecules/ILLUMINA) of 17.10.2012

X T 0520/10 (Protein expression/CELLTECH) of 11.6.2013

X T 0606/10 (AIDS proteins/NOVARTIS) of 12.5.2011

X T 2536/10 () of 13.1.2014

X T 0036/11 (Telecommunications radio system/KPN) of 30.1.2012

X T 0500/12 (Aminoglycoside antibiotic stop codon modulator suppressor/MAXYGEN) of 24.4.2015

X T 2357/12 (Universal succession) of 28.11.2013

X T 0480/13 () of 5.11.2014

X T 0977/14 () of 22.10.2015