J 0028/94 (Suspension of proceedings) of 04.12.1996
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1996:J002894.19961204
- Date of decision
- 4 December 1996
- Case number
- J 0028/94
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91402380.9
- IPC class
- A61M 1/16
- Language of proceedings
- French
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
- Download
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- Other decisions for this case
- J 0028/94 Suspensive effect 1994-12-07J 0028/94 Effet suspensif 1994-12-07J 0028/94 Aufschiebende Wirkung 1994-12-07J 0028/94 Effet suspensif 1994-12-07
- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Dispositif pour la préparation extemporanée et en continu de dialysat
- Applicant name
- SOLUDIA S.A. et al
- Opponent name
- Renacare Limited
- Board
- 3.1.01
- Headnote
A patent applicant who is not heard when grant proceedings are suspended at a third party's request pursuant to Rule 13 EPC, may still challenge the justification for that suspension. He is party as of right to appeal proceedings initiated by the third party against rejection of his request by the EPO.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 107 1973European Patent Convention Art 109(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 110(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 60(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 64(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 65(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 97(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 97(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 98 1973European Patent Convention R 13 1973European Patent Convention R 89 1973
- Keywords
- Parties to an appeal against a decision rejecting a request for suspension of grant proceedings
Suspension of grant proceedings - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.