European Patent Office

T 0349/86 (Transfer of opposition) vom 29.04.1988

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:1988:T034986.19880429
Datum der Entscheidung
29. April 1988
Aktenzeichen
T 0349/86
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
79200785.8
IPC-Klasse
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Verfahrenssprache
Französisch
Verteilung
Im Amtsblatt des EPA veröffentlicht (A)
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Amtsblattfassungen
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
T 0349/86 1989-11-30T 0349/86 1990-05-29
Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Véhicule routier articulé
Name des Antragstellers
DELTA
Name des Einsprechenden
MAN Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
Kammer
3.2.01
Leitsatz

The Enlarged Board of Appeal is asked to decide whether an opposition instituted before the European Patent Office is transferable only to the opponent's heirs or whether it may be transferred freely either with the opponent's enterprise or with a part of that enterprise operating in a technical field in which the invention to which the patent in suit relates can be exploited.

Schlagwörter
Transfer of rights - status of party in opposition proceedings
Dissolution of opposing company
Legal person
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
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ORDER

For these reasons, pursuant to Article 112(1) EPC and Article 17 of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (OJ EPO 1983, 7 et seq.), the following point of law is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal for a decision:

Is an opposition instituted before the European Patent Office transferable only to the opponent's heirs or can it be transferred freely either with the opponent's enterprise or with apart of that enterprise operating in a technical field in which the invention to which the patent in suit relates can be exploited?