European Patent Office

T 0580/89 (Power to examine) vom 29.08.1991

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:1991:T058089.19910829
Datum der Entscheidung
29. August 1991
Aktenzeichen
T 0580/89
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
82305285.7
IPC-Klasse
C08F 8/32
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Im Amtsblatt des EPA veröffentlicht (A)
Amtsblattfassungen
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
T 0580/89 1993-04-28
Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Anhydride polymers and imide polymers and processes for preparing them
Name des Antragstellers
Rohm and Haas
Name des Einsprechenden
BASF
Kammer
3.3.03
Leitsatz

The following questions are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:

1. Is the power of an Opposition Division or, by reason of Rule 66(1) EPC, of a Board of Appeal to examine and decide on the maintenance of a European patent under Articles 101 and 102 EPC dependent upon the extent to which the patent is opposed in the Notice of Opposition pursuant to Rule 55(c) EPC?

2. If the answer to the first question should be affirmative, are there any exceptions to such dependence?

Schlagwörter
Extent of power to examine an opposition
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
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ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

The following questions are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:

1. Is the power of an Opposition Division or, by reason of Rule 66(1) EPC, of a Board of Appeal to examine and decide on the maintenance of a European patent under Articles 101 and 102 EPC dependent upon the extent to which the patent is opposed in the Notice of Opposition pursuant to Rule 55(c) EPC?

2. If the answer to the first question should be affirmative, are there any exceptions to such dependence?