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G 0007/91 (Withdrawal of appeal) 05-11-1992

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1992:G000791.19921105
Date of decision
Case number
G 0007/91
Referral
T 0357/89
Application number
83106412.6
IPC class
C09D 11/10
Language of proceedings
DE
Distribution
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Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the European Patent Register
Bibliographic information is available in:
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DE
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Versions
OJ
Application title
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Applicant name
BASF
Opponent name
AKZO
Board
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Headnote
In so far as the substantive issues settled by the contested decision at first instance are concerned, a Board of Appeal may not continue opposition appeal proceedings after the sole appellant, who was the opponent in the first instance, has withdrawn his appeal.
Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 113(2) 1973
European Patent Convention Art 114(1) 1973
European Patent Convention R 60(2) 1973
European Patent Convention R 66(1) 1973
Keywords
Effect of withdrawal of the appeal
Catchword
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Cited decisions
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Citing decisions
T 0039/93
T 0951/91
G 0008/93
G 0009/92
G 0004/93
T 1090/98
T 0157/97
G 0008/93
G 0009/92
T 0074/00
T 1126/00
T 0615/96
T 0636/95
T 0253/95
T 0885/93
T 0195/93
T 0079/07
T 0695/18
T 0039/93
T 0039/93
T 0737/92
T 0667/92
T 1400/11
T 1656/17
T 0576/12
T 0711/13
T 0951/91
T 1257/15
T 0882/17
T 0951/91
T 1573/18
T 1839/18
T 0860/91
T 0574/91
T 0716/91
T 0596/89
T 0951/91
G 0009/92
T 0990/15
T 0438/12
T 0006/92
T 0566/10
T 0724/08
T 0039/93
T 0356/08
T 1705/07
T 0416/07
T 0339/06
T 0240/04
T 0257/03
T 1098/01
T 0877/01
G 0008/93
T 0954/98
G 0008/93
T 0635/99
G 0009/92
T 2175/15

Summary of Proceedings

The Summary of Proceedings and Reasons for the Decision are identical in their wording to the corresponding sections of decision G 8/91, OJ EPO 1993, 346. The proceedings were consolidated.

The Summary of Proceedings and Reasons for the Decision are identical in their wording to the corresponding sections of decision G 8/91, OJ EPO 1993, 346. The proceedings were consolidated.

Order

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that: The point of law referred to the Enlarged Board in case G 7/91 is answered as follows:

In so far as the substantive issues settled by the contested decision at first instance are concerned, a Board of Appeal may not continue opposition appeal proceedings after the sole appellant, who was the opponent in the first instance, has withdrawn his appeal.