T 0716/89 (Right to be heard) of 22.2.1990

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1990:T071689.19900222
Date of decision: 22 February 1990
Case number: T 0716/89
Application number: 85303946.9
IPC class: C12Q 1/14
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 304 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | Published
Title of application: -
Applicant name: Unilever
Opponent name: Unilever
Board: 3.3.02
Headnote: The principle, that parties have a right to be heard in accordance with due process of law requires that under Rule 57(1) EPC an opposition must be communicated to the patent proprietor before a decision is taken to revoke the patent, even where the proprietor is himself the opponent.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 113(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 101(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 57(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 57(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 58
Keywords: Right to be heard in opposition proceedings
Opponent being the proprietor
Communication of opposition to proprietor
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
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Citing decisions:
T 0864/02

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t890716ex1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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