T 0517/97 (Intervention) of 25.10.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T051797.19991025
- Date of decision
- 25 October 1999
- Case number
- T 0517/97
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89401365.5
- IPC class
- D06F 39/02
- Language of proceedings
- French
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Decision in French
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Procédé de lavage du linge en machine avec un produit particulaire et dispositif pour sa mise en oeuvre
- Applicant name
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Henkel KGaA
Unilever PLC (Intervenant I)
Lever Brothers Ltd (Intervenant II) - Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
I. If the precise time of day at which the EPO receives notice of withdrawal of appeal can be established, then withdrawal is effective from that moment (Reasons point 4).
II. If the sole appellant's notice of withdrawal of appeal and a notice of intervention are filed by fax on the same day, the chronological order in which they arrive must be taken into account, because for a notice of intervention to be valid the appeal proceedings must be pending when it is filed (Reasons point 5).
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 105 1973European Patent Convention Art 106(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 107 1973European Patent Convention Art 80 1973European Patent Convention R 83(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Faxed withdrawal of appeal by sole appellant, followed on same day by Intervener I's faxed declaration of intervention
Appeal proceedings pending (no)
Notices of intervention from Interveners I and II deemed filed (no)
Fees paid by Interveners I and II refunded (yes) - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The notices of intervention from Interveners I and II are deemed not filed.
2. The fees paid by Interveners I and II, totalling DEM 3 200 per intervener, are to be refunded.
3. The appeal proceedings are closed.