| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T078989.19930111 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 11 January 1993 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0789/89 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 82300821.4 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | F16K 24/06 E03C 1/10 F16K 15/06 F16K 15/14 |
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| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | A | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Improvements in or relating to relief valves for sanitation systems or the like | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | McALPINE & COMPANY | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | AB Sjöbo Bruk | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.2.01 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | The respondent to an appeal and former opponent, who "withdraws his opposition" ceases to be a party to appeal proceedings as far as the substantive issues (re: existence and scope of the patent right) are concerned. However this leaves his party status unaffected insofar as the question of apportionment of costs under Article 104 EPC is at issue (see point 2). | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Inventive step (yes) Parties to appeal - withdrawal of opposition - substantive issues costs |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t890789ex1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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