T 0716/89 (Right to be heard) of 22.2.1990 | XEPC: EPC and PCT resource

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:

Distribution:

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 304Â 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:

Cited decisions:

Citing decisions:

T 0864/02

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

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021