J 0007/20 of 03.09.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:J000720.20210903
- Date of decision
- 3 September 2021
- Case number
- J 0007/20
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 09701716.4
- IPC class
- E03F 5/04
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- DRAIN WITH ADJUSTING FRAME
- Applicant name
- Easy Sanitairy Solutions B.V.
- Opponent name
- Group Nivelles NV
Kessel AG - Board
- 3.1.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950) Art 6(1)European Patent Convention Art 106(1)European Patent Convention Art 112aEuropean Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 121European Patent Convention Art 122European Patent Convention Art 125European Patent Convention Art 134(5)European Patent Convention Art 134a(1)European Patent Convention Art 21(1)European Patent Convention R 115(2)European Patent Convention R 134(5)European Patent Convention R 142European Patent Convention R 154(2)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2007 Art 015(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 015(3)Rules of procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal Art 14(4)Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 31(1)Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 32
- Keywords
- Legal incapacity of the representative (no)
Interruption of review proceedings under Article 112a EPC (no)
Opponents status as parties to appeal proceedings (yes)
Fresh case on appeal (no)
Legal Board of Appeal competent to review decisions by Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)
Referral to Enlarged Board of Appeal required (no) - Catchword
- The list of events, i.e. grounds, prompting interruption of proceedings under Rule 142(1)(c) EPC is exhaustive.
External, practical and one-off kind of events (inter alia heavy snow, cancelled flights and failed communication) do not constitute "legal incapacity of the representative" under Rule 142(1)(c) EPC. - Cited cases
- G 0005/83G 0004/92G 0001/97J 0005/81J 0020/85J 0900/85J 0901/86J 0007/99J 0007/16J 0012/19T 0501/92T 0854/12T 1010/13T 2136/16T 1389/18
- Citing cases
- J 0002/22
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The request for referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the three questions filed on 25 May 2021 is rejected.
2. The appeal is dismissed.