T 0010/82 (Opposition; admissibility) of 15.03.1983
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1983:T001082.19830315
- Date of decision
- 15 March 1983
- Case number
- T 0010/82
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 78100803.2
- IPC class
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- Language of proceedings
- German
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
I. If a professional representative files notice of opposition in his own name although - as he later allows - he is acting in a professional capacity on behalf of a client, the notice does not comply with Rule 55 EPC.
II. The question whether in such a case the deficiencies in the notice of opposition can be remedied in accordance with Rule 56(2) EPC, even after a considerable lapse of time, has not been determined. III.If a party to proceedings communicates to the Board shortly before the oral proceedings facts that are significant to its decision and which would have rendered oral proceedings unnecessary, it may be equitable to require him to pay the costs incurred by the other party as a result of the oral proceedings.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 104(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 106(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 99(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 55 1973European Patent Convention R 56(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 56(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Cost apportionment
Admissibility of opposition
Interlocutory decision - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The interlocutory decision of the Opposition Division dated 11 November 1981 is set aside.
2. The matter is remitted to the Opposition Division for a further decision.
3. The respondents must reimburse to the appellant the costs he incurred as a result of the oral proceedings on 11 January 1983.