| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T117804.20070227 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 27 February 2007 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 1178/04 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 96920670.5 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | A23K 1/165 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | A | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Enzyme additives for ruminant feeds | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | BASF Aktiengesellschaft | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.3.09 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | The duty of the European Patent Office to examine, ex officio, the status of the opponent at all stages of the proceedings extends not only to the admissibility of the original opposition but also to the validity of any purported transfer of the status of opponent to a new party. The doctrine of no reformatio in peius is of no application in relation to the exercise of such duty. |
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| Keywords: | Purported new opponent a 'party to proceedings'(yes) Admissibility of purported opponent's appeal (yes) Ruling on transfer of opponent status a 'decision' of the Opposition Division (yes) Proprietor adversely affected by decision (no) Proprietor not adversely affected by decision prevented from presenting arguments relating to validity of transfer of opponent status (no) Reformatio in peius (not applicable) Validity of transfer of opponent status (no) Remittal to Opposition Division (yes) Reimbursement of appeal fee (no) |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t041178ex1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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