European Patent Office

T 1019/92 vom 09.06.1994

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:1994:T101992.19940609
Datum der Entscheidung
9. Juni 1994
Aktenzeichen
T 1019/92
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
86308866.2
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden und -mitglieder verteilt (B)
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
Failsafe engine controller
Name des Antragstellers
General Motors Corporation
Name des Einsprechenden
Robert Bosch GmbH
Kammer
3.2.01
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Late submitted material - late filed facts - late submission of public prior use (admitted) - no abuse of procedure - absence of evidence
Notice of opposition - admissibility - objective basis - requirements - relevant date - substantiation of the grounds of opposition - sufficiency (yes)
Enlarged Board - referral (no)
Inventive step (no)
Extent to which a patent is opposed
No prior art material cited - dependent claims
Orientierungssatz
I. If an opponent requests revocation of the patent in its entirety then the fact that no specific prior art material is cited against a dependent claim does not exclude that claim from the opposition (point 2.1 of the Reasons, paragraphs 3 and 4).
II. The fact that an opponent after the end of the opposition period subsequently submits prior art material originating from himself does not constitute an abuse of the proceedings in the absence of evidence that this was done deliberately for tactical reasons (see point 2.2 of the Reasons).

ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

1. The appeal is dismissed.

2. The requests for refund of the appeal fee and for referral of a question to the Enlarged Board of Appeal are rejected.