European Patent Office

T 0831/17 (Haar or Munich as venue for oral proceedings) vom 25.02.2019

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T083117.20190225
Datum der Entscheidung
25. Februar 2019
Aktenzeichen
T 0831/17
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
10182497.7
Verfahrenssprache
Deutsch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Mobilfunknetzes
Name des Antragstellers
IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
Name des Einsprechenden
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Kammer
3.5.03
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Right to be heard at the correct venue
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal – by the board of appeal – point of law of fundamental importance
Admissibility of appeal
Oral proceedings – before the board
Right to oral proceedings - even if appeal obviously inadmissible?
Orientierungssatz
Referred questions:
1. In appeal proceedings, is the right to oral proceedings under Article 116 EPC limited if the appeal is manifestly inadmissible?
2. If the answer to the first question is yes, is an appeal against the grant of a patent filed by a third party within the meaning of Article 115 EPC, relying on the argument that there is no alternative legal remedy under the EPC against the examining division's decision to disregard its observations concerning an alleged infringement of Article 84 EPC, such a case of an appeal which is manifestly inadmissible?
3. If the answer to either of the first two questions is no, can a board hold oral proceedings in Haar without infringing Article 116 EPC if the appellant objects to this site as not being in conformity with the EPC and requests that the oral proceedings be held in Munich instead?
Zitierende Akten
T 0831/17T 0660/19

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The following questions are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal under Article 112(1)(a) EPC for decision:

1. In appeal proceedings, is the right to oral proceedings under Article 116 EPC limited if the appeal is manifestly inadmissible?

2. If the answer to the first question is yes, is an appeal against the grant of a patent filed by a third party within the meaning of Article 115 EPC, relying on the argument that there is no alternative legal remedy under the EPC against the examining division's decision to disregard its observations concerning an alleged infringement of Article 84 EPC, such a case of an appeal which is manifestly inadmissible?

3. If the answer to either of the first two questions is no, can a board hold oral proceedings in Haar without infringing Article 116 EPC if the appellant objects to this site as not being in conformity with the EPC and requests that the oral proceedings be held in Munich instead?