G 0001/84 (Opposition by proprietor) of 24.07.1985

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1985:G000184.19850724
Date of decision: 24 July 1985
Case number: G 0001/84
Petition for review of: T 0130/84 1984-09-03
Application number: 79301343.4
IPC class: -
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: -
Applicant name: Mobil Oil
Opponent name: -
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Headnote: A notice of opposition against a European patent is not inadmissible merely because it has been filed by the proprietor of that patent.
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 115(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 99(1) 1973
Keywords: Opposition by proprietor
Catchword: -
Cited cases: T 0010/82
Citing cases: G 0009/93 G 0003/97 G 0004/97 G 0002/06 G 0003/14 G 0002/24 J 0014/95 J 0015/95 J 0016/95 J 0017/95 J 0024/95 J 0025/95 T 0279/88 T 0049/89 T 0065/89 T 0324/89 T 0457/89 T 0556/89 T 0788/90 T 0025/91 T 0126/91 T 0220/91 T 0506/91 T 0548/91 T 0716/91 T 0925/91 T 0617/92 T 0649/92 T 0234/93 T 0590/93 T 0798/93 T 0233/94 T 0977/94 T 0301/95 T 0610/95 T 0792/95 T 0064/97 T 0223/97 T 1149/97 T 0417/98 T 0564/99 T 0724/99 T 0500/00 T 0339/01 T 0181/02 T 1108/02 T 1138/02 T 0482/05 T 1118/05 T 1459/05 T 0079/07 T 0993/07 T 1259/09 T 2542/10 T 0293/11 T 0488/12 T 1272/12 T 1505/13 T 2063/15 T 2172/17 T 1137/18 T 2360/19 T 2516/19 T 2689/19 T 0123/22 T 1286/23

ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

The question of law referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is to be answered as follows: A notice of opposition against a European patent is not an inadmissible merely because it has been filed by the proprietor of that patent.