T 1286/23 of 11.11.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T128623.20241111
- Date of decision
- 11 November 2024
- Case number
- T 1286/23
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 14735118.3
- IPC class
- A47K 7/04A61H 23/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Decision in English
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- Abstract on EPC2000 Art 107
- Application title
- SKIN CLEANSER
- Applicant name
- FOREO AB
- Opponent name
- Beurer GmbH
GESKE GmbH & Co. KG - Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- EPC2000_Art_107_(2007)_Sent_1EPC2000_Art_107_(2007)_Sent_2European Patent Convention Art 100European Patent Convention Art 104(1)European Patent Convention Art 104(3)European Patent Convention Art 105European Patent Convention Art 105(1)European Patent Convention Art 105(1)(a)European Patent Convention Art 105(1)(b)European Patent Convention Art 105(2)European Patent Convention Art 105(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 107European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 112(1)European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)European Patent Convention Art 112(3)European Patent Convention Art 61(1)European Patent Convention Art 97(3)European Patent Convention Art 99European Patent Convention Art 99(1)European Patent Convention R 25 1973European Patent Convention R 57(4) 1973European Patent Convention R 79(4)European Patent Convention R 89(1)European Patent Convention R 99(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 010(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 014Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 021
- Keywords
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- Catchword
- Under Article 112(1)(a) EPC and Article 21 RPBA the following points of law are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal for decision:
After withdrawal of all appeals, may the proceedings be continued with a third party who intervened during the appeal proceedings? In particular, may the third party acquire an appellant status corresponding to the status of a person entitled to appeal within the meaning of Article 107, first sentence, EPC? - Cited cases
- G 0001/84G 0002/91G 0004/91G 0008/91G 0010/91G 0009/92G 0003/93G 0001/94G 0002/04G 0003/04G 0001/09G 0001/18G 0004/19T 0202/89T 1026/98T 1038/00T 1007/01T 1178/04T 0452/05T 0435/17T 0439/17T 1839/18
- Citing cases
- T 0417/22
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
Under Article 112(1)(a) EPC and Article 21 RPBA the following points of law are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal for decision:
After withdrawal of all appeals, may the proceedings be continued with a third party who intervened during the appeal proceedings? In particular, may the third party acquire an appellant status corresponding to the status of a person entitled to appeal within the meaning of Article 107, first sentence, EPC?