T 0417/22 (Stay of proceedings) of 07.07.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T041722.20250707
- Date of decision
- 7 July 2025
- Case number
- T 0417/22
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 08762734.5
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- T 0417/22 Intervention and intervener's appeal in the appeal stage 2026-01-14
- Abstracts for this decision
- Abstract on Article 024(3) EPCAbstract on Article 21 RPBA
- Application title
- PROSTHETIC ELEMENT AND RELATIVE METHOD TO MAKE IT
- Applicant name
- Limacorporate S.p.A.
- Opponent name
- Peter Brehm Holding GmbH & Co. KG
WALDEMAR LINK GmbH & Co. KG - Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- EPC2000_Art_107_(2007)_Sent_1EPC2000_Art_107_(2007)_Sent_2European Patent Convention Art 105European Patent Convention Art 105(1)European Patent Convention Art 105(1)(b)European Patent Convention Art 107European Patent Convention Art 112European Patent Convention Art 112(1)European Patent Convention Art 125European Patent Convention Art 24European Patent Convention Art 24(3)European Patent Convention Art 24(4)European Patent Convention Art 99(1)European Patent Convention R 102(c)European Patent Convention R 89(1)European Patent Convention R 89(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 021
- Keywords
- Exclusion of Board member for suspected partiality (no)
Deviation from an earlier decision or opinion of the Enlarged Board under Article 21 RPBA
Stay of proceedings in view of a referral pending before the Enlarged Board (yes) - Catchword
- Under the right circumstances, staying proceedings in view of an already pending referral is a legitimate alternative to the Board's own referral. As such, it is implicitly covered by Article 21 RPBA as a legally correct procedure where a Board intends to deviate from an interpretation of the Convention given in an earlier decision or opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal (Reasons 21.)
- Citing cases
- T 0417/22
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal proceedings are stayed until the proceedings in the referral G 2/24 before the Enlarged Board of Appeal are terminated.