European Patent Office

G 0002/91 (Appeal fees) vom 29.11.1991

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:1991:G000291.19911129
Datum der Entscheidung
29. November 1991
Aktenzeichen
G 0002/91
Online am
29. November 1991
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
T 0604/89 vom 14.01.1992
Anmeldenummer
81201316.7
IPC-Klasse
G01F 1/58
Verfahrenssprache
Deutsch
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Name des Antragstellers
Krohne AG
Name des Einsprechenden
Coors, Morgan Matroc, Danfoss, Rosemount
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Leitsatz

1. A person who is entitled to appeal but does not do so and instead confines himself to being a party to the appeal proceedings under Article 107, second sentence, EPC, has no independent right to continue the proceedings if the appellant withdraws the appeal.

2. Appeal fees cannot be reimbursed simply because several parties to proceedings before the EPO have validly filed an appeal against the same decision.

Schlagwörter
Reimbursement of appeal fees where several parties have filed an appeal
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that: The point of law referred to the Enlarged Board is answered as follows:

1. A person who is entitled to appeal but does not do so and instead confines himself to being a party to the appeal proceedings under Article 107, second sentence, EPC, has no independent right to continue the proceedings if the appellant withdraws the appeal.

2. Appeal fees cannot be reimbursed simply because several parties to proceedings before the EPO have validly filed an appeal against the same decision.