European Patent Office

T 0811/90 (Exclusion of documents from file inspection) vom 02.04.1992

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:1992:T081190.19920402
Datum der Entscheidung
2. April 1992
Aktenzeichen
T 0811/90
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
85302903.1
IPC-Klasse
F02F 3/00
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Im Amtsblatt des EPA veröffentlicht (A)
Amtsblattfassungen
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
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Name des Antragstellers
AE PLC
Name des Einsprechenden
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Kammer
3.2.04
Leitsatz

1. It is the duty of the Opposition Division, having communicated its intention to organise oral proceedings, to inform the parties as soon as possible of a withdrawal of the request for oral proceedings by one of the parties and the subsequent change of attitude of the Opposition Division towards holding oral proceedings.

2. Filed documents, which, as a consequence of a substantial procedural violation, are to be withdrawn from the part of the file available for public inspection and which furthermore do not fall under one of the alternatives (a) to (d) of Rule 93 EPC have to be returned to the filing party on its request.

Schlagwörter
Opponent did not appeal against the decision rejecting the opposition and is not a party in the present appeal (section 2)
A modified request of a party and the change of a previously communicated intention of the Opposition Division should be communicated to the parties before a decision is taken
Substantial procedural violation
Letter and its enclosures filed by the Appellant to be withdrawn from the file and to be returned to him
Reimbursement of the appeal fee - yes
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
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ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The letter dated 25 January 1990 filed by the Patentee and its accompanying submissions, amended Claim 1 and amended part of the description are to be removed from the opposition file, and have to be returned to the Patentee.

3. The appeal fee is to be reimbursed.