G 0009/93 (Opposition by patent proprietor) of 06.07.1994
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1994:G000993.19940706
- Date of decision
- 6 July 1994
- Case number
- G 0009/93
- Petition for review of
- T 0788/90 1993-10-28
- Application number
- 86402288.4
- IPC class
- B60R 5/04
- Language of proceedings
- French
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Tablette arrière pour véhicule automobile et véhicule équipé de cette tablette
- Applicant name
- Automobiles PEUGEOT et Automobiles CITROEN
- Opponent name
- Peugeot
Citroen - Board
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- Headnote
A European patent cannot be opposed by its own proprietor (overturns ruling in G 1/84).
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 99 1973
- Keywords
- Opposition filed by proprietor against own patent - receivability
- Catchword
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- Citing cases
- G 0001/97G 0003/97G 0004/97G 0002/04G 0003/19G 0002/24R 0014/11J 0014/95J 0015/95J 0016/95J 0017/95J 0024/95J 0025/95J 0009/97J 0008/00T 0788/90T 0716/91T 0649/92T 0301/95T 0188/97T 0740/98T 0724/99T 0436/00T 0500/00T 0961/00T 0244/01T 1091/02T 1108/02T 0315/03T 0983/04T 0591/05T 0739/05T 0003/06T 1553/06T 0079/07T 0429/07T 0993/07T 0222/08T 0002/09T 2175/09T 2177/12T 0335/13T 1116/16T 1063/18T 0956/19T 2360/19T 2516/19T 2689/19T 0953/21
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
Question No. 1 referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is answered as follows:
A European patent cannot be opposed by its own proprietor.