T 0115/82 (Pulp production) of 1.3.1983

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1983:T011582.19830301
Date of decision: 01 March 1983
Case number: T 0115/82
Application number: 79101110.9
IPC class: -
Language of proceedings: DE
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Title of application: -
Applicant name: Bayer
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Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: I. Parties' consent to the consolidation of appeal proceedings pursuant to Article 9(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (Official Journal of the EPO 1983, pp. 7,9) is not required if the parties are the same, the facts are related with regard to their subject-matter and a possible interest for the parties in separate proceedings is not recognisable.
II. The decision of a Formalities Officer must be set aside if his power to decide cannot be inferred from Rule 9(3) EPC or from a transfer of powers based thereon. The case must be remitted to the department referred to in Article 15 EPC, whose competence is derived from the Convention (in connection with J 10/82 dated 21 December 1982, Official Journal of the EPO 1983, p. 94).
Relevant legal provisions:
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 9(1)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 9(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 9(3)
Keywords: Consolidation of proceedings
Formalities Officer - competence
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Cited decisions:
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Citing decisions:
G 0001/02
J 0009/98
J 0010/98
T 0482/95
T 0961/00
T 1682/13

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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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