G 0001/88 (Opponent's silence) of 27.01.1989

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1989:G000188.19890127
Date of decision: 27 January 1989
Case number: G 0001/88
Petition for review of: T 0271/85 1988-03-09
Application number: 79102131.4
IPC class: C07C 102/04
Language of proceedings: German
Distribution: Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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Applicant name: Hoechst
Opponent name: Bayer
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Headnote: The fact that an opponent has failed, within the time allowed, to make any observations on the text in which it is intended to maintain the European patent after being invited to do so under Rule 58(4) EPC does not render his appeal inadmissible.
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 102(3) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 107 1973 European Patent Convention R 58(4) 1973
Keywords: Admissibility of appeal by opponent
Silence in response to an invitation under Rule 58(4)
Application of Rule 58(4)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: T 0219/83 T 0185/84 T 0244/85 T 0390/86
Citing cases: G 0002/12 G 0002/13 G 0001/18 G 0003/19 J 0007/94 J 0004/96 J 0008/20 J 0009/20 T 0189/88 T 0457/89 T 0467/89 T 0766/90 T 0506/91 T 0035/92 T 0446/92 T 1063/92 T 0377/95 T 0704/96 T 1079/96 T 0361/98 T 0685/98 T 0626/99 T 0506/01 T 0846/01 T 1157/01 T 0861/03 T 1449/05 T 0857/06 T 0708/07 T 0529/09 T 0388/12 T 0573/12 T 1587/13 T 0025/15 T 0186/15 T 0861/16 T 0831/17 T 1567/17 T 1051/20 T 0809/21 T 1103/21 T 1949/22 T 2128/22 T 0522/23

ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

The point of law submitted to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is to be settled as follows:

The fact that an opponent has failed, within the time allowed, to make any observations on the text in which it is intended to maintain the European patent after being invited to do so under Rule 58(4) EPC does not render his appeal inadmissible.