European Patent Office

G 0001/21 (Oral proceedings by videoconference) vom 16.07.2021

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:G000121.20210716
Datum der Entscheidung
16. Juli 2021
Aktenzeichen
G 0001/21
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
T 1807/15 2021-03-12
Anmeldenummer
04758381.0
IPC-Klasse
H03F 1/02
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Im Amtsblatt des EPA veröffentlicht (A)
Amtsblattfassungen
Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
DOHERTY AMPLIFIER WITH OUTPUT HYBRID COUPLER
Name des Antragstellers
Andrew AG
Name des Einsprechenden
Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co KG
Kammer
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Leitsatz

During a general emergency impairing the parties' possibilities to attend in-person oral proceedings at the EPO premises, the conduct of oral proceedings before the boards of appeal in the form of a videoconference is compatible with the EPC even if not all of the parties to the proceedings have given their consent to the conduct of oral proceedings in the form of a videoconference.

Schlagwörter
Admissibility of referral-(yes)
Oral proceedings by videoconference in case of general emergency
Role of consent of the parties
Orientierungssatz
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that the question referred to the Enlarged Board is answered as follows:

During a general emergency impairing the parties' possibilities to attend in-person oral proceedings at the EPO premises, the conduct of oral proceedings before the boards of appeal in the form of a videoconference is compatible with the EPC even if not all of the parties to the proceedings have given their consent to the conduct of oral proceedings in the form of a videoconference.