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3. Third party's legal status

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3. Third party's legal status

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3.1. General issues
3.2. Third party's procedural rights
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T 1860/13

With the withdrawal of their oppositions, the opponents renounced to their positions as parties to the proceedings and accordingly to any active role in them. The submissions filed by opponent III, following the filing of the statement of grounds by the appellant/patentee, are therefore regarded as observations made by a third party under Article 115 EPC. The request filed by former opponent III is without effect.

G 2/19

1. Ein Dritter im Sinne von Artikel 115 EPÜ, der gegen die Entscheidung über die Erteilung eines europäischen Patents Beschwerde eingelegt hat, hat keinen Anspruch darauf, dass vor einer Beschwerdekammer des Europäischen Patentamtes mündlich über sein Begehren verhandelt wird, zur Beseitigung vermeintlich undeutlicher Patentansprüche (Artikel 84 EPÜ) des europäischen Patents den erneuten Eintritt in das Prüfungsverfahren anzuordnen. Eine solchermaßen eingelegte Beschwerde entfaltet keine aufschiebende Wirkung.

2. Mündliche Verhandlungen der Beschwerdekammern an deren Standort in Haar verstoßen nicht gegen die Artikel 113 (1) und 116 (1) EPÜ.

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