The long-established practice of the EPO of delivering interlocutory decisions subject to appeal when the opposition division intends to maintain a patent as amended was acknowledgedby the Enlarged Board of Appeal in G 1/88 (OJ 1989, 189).

CLR IV C 8.2.1 General

CLR IV C 8.2 Interlocutory decisions

8.2.1 General

8.2.2 Maintenance of European patent as amended

CLR IV C 8.1 Revocation of a European patent for failure to fulfil formal requirements – by way of decision

CLR IV C 8 Decisions of opposition division

8.1. Revocation of a European patent for failure to fulfil formal requirements – by way of decision

8.2. Interlocutory decisions

CLR IV C 7 Acceleration of opposition proceedings in the case of pending infringement proceedings

CLR IV C 6.6 Change in composition of opposition division during opposition proceedings

For the implications of a change in the composition of the opposition division for the party's right to be heard, see chapter III.K.1.3.2.

CLR IV C 6.5 Opportunity to present comments

CLR IV D 1 Limitation/revocation – Article 105a EPC- Article 105c EPC

CLR IV D Limitation/revocation

CLR IV C 8.2.2 Maintenance of European patent as amended