T 0580/89 (Power to examine) of 29.8.1991

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1991:T058089.19910829
Date of decision: 29 August 1991
Case number: T 0580/89
Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal: G 0009/91
Application number: 82305285.7
IPC class: C08F 8/32
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 521 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | Unpublished v2 | Published
Title of application: -
Applicant name: Rohm and Haas
Opponent name: BASF
Board: 3.3.03
Headnote: The following questions are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:
1. Is the power of an Opposition Division or, by reason of Rule 66(1) EPC, of a Board of Appeal to examine and decide on the maintenance of a European patent under Articles 101 and 102 EPC dependent upon the extent to which the patent is opposed in the Notice of Opposition pursuant to Rule 55(c) EPC?
2. If the answer to the first question should be affirmative, are there any exceptions to such dependence?
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 101
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 102
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 112(1)(a)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 114(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123
European Patent Convention 1973 R 55(c)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 66(1)
Keywords: Extent of power to examine an opposition
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
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Citing decisions:
T 1756/11
T 1528/13

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t890580eu2.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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