European Patent Office

G 0008/93 (Withdrawal of opposition) of 13.06.1994

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1994:G000893.19940613
Date of decision
13 June 1994
Case number
G 0008/93
Petition for review of
T 0148/89 1993-06-24
Application number
83105249.3
IPC class
E04B 1/94
Language of proceedings
German
Distribution
Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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Application title
Brandschutzbahn
Applicant name
Serwane, Karl
Opponent name
Odenwald-Chemie GmbH
Board
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Headnote

The filing by an opponent, who is sole appellant, of a statement withdrawing his opposition immediately and automatically terminates the appeal proceedings, irrespective of whether the patent proprietor agrees to termination of those proceedings and even if in the Board of Appeal's view the requirements under the EPC for maintaining the patent are not satisfied.

Keywords
Withdrawal of opposition without withdrawal of appeal
Termination of appeal proceedings
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The filing by an opponent, who is sole appellant, of a statement withdrawing his opposition immediately and automatically terminates the appeal proceedings, irrespective of whether the patent proprietor agrees to termination of those proceedings and even if in the Board of Appeal's view the requirements under the EPC for maintaining the patent are not satisfied.