European Patent Office

G 0001/95 (Fresh grounds for opposition) vom 19.07.1996

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:1996:G000195.19960719
Datum der Entscheidung
19. Juli 1996
Aktenzeichen
G 0001/95
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
T 0937/91 1994-11-10
Anmeldenummer
85302866.0
IPC-Klasse
B42D 15/00
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Im Amtsblatt des EPA veröffentlicht (A)
Amtsblattfassungen
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
-
Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
-
Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Numbered documents and methods of and means for production thereof
Name des Antragstellers
THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY LIMITED
Name des Einsprechenden
GAO Gesellschaft für Automation und Organisation mbH
Kammer
-
Leitsatz

In a case where a patent has been opposed on the grounds set out in Article 100(a) EPC, but the opposition has only been substantiated on the grounds of lack of novelty and lack of inventive step, the ground of unpatentable subject-matter based upon Articles 52(1), (2) EPC is a fresh ground for opposition and accordingly may not be introduced into the appeal proceedings without the agreement of the patentee.

Schlagwörter
No power to examine fresh grounds for opposition without agreement of patentee
Orientierungssatz
-

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The question of law referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is to be answered as follows:

In a case where a patent has been opposed on the grounds set out in Article 100(a) EPC, but the opposition has only been substantiated on the grounds of lack of novelty and lack of inventive step, the ground of unpatentable subject-matter based upon Articles 52(1), (2) EPC is a fresh ground for opposition and accordingly may not be introduced into the appeal proceedings without the agreement of the patentee.