European Patent Office

J 0007/20 vom 03.09.2021

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:J000720.20210903
Datum der Entscheidung
3. September 2021
Aktenzeichen
J 0007/20
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
09701716.4
IPC-Klasse
E03F 5/04
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
DRAIN WITH ADJUSTING FRAME
Name des Antragstellers
Easy Sanitairy Solutions B.V.
Name des Einsprechenden
Group Nivelles NV
Kessel AG
Kammer
3.1.01
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950) Art 6(1)European Patent Convention Art 106(1)European Patent Convention Art 112aEuropean Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 121European Patent Convention Art 122European Patent Convention Art 125European Patent Convention Art 134(5)European Patent Convention Art 134a(1)European Patent Convention Art 21(1)European Patent Convention R 115(2)European Patent Convention R 134(5)European Patent Convention R 142European Patent Convention R 154(2)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2007 Art 015(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 015(3)Rules of procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal Art 14(4)Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 31(1)Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 32
Schlagwörter
Legal incapacity of the representative (no)
Interruption of review proceedings under Article 112a EPC (no)
Opponents status as parties to appeal proceedings (yes)
Fresh case on appeal (no)
Legal Board of Appeal competent to review decisions by Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)
Referral to Enlarged Board of Appeal required (no)
Orientierungssatz
The list of events, i.e. grounds, prompting interruption of proceedings under Rule 142(1)(c) EPC is exhaustive.
External, practical and one-off kind of events (inter alia heavy snow, cancelled flights and failed communication) do not constitute "legal incapacity of the representative" under Rule 142(1)(c) EPC.
Zitierende Akten
J 0002/22

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The request for referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the three questions filed on 25 May 2021 is rejected.

2. The appeal is dismissed.