European Patent Office

T 0146/82 (Suspension of proceedings) of 29.05.1985

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1985:T014682.19850529
Date of decision
29 May 1985
Case number
T 0146/82
Petition for review of
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Application number
79300047.2
IPC class
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Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
Other decisions for this case
T 0146/82 1985-12-02T 0146/82 1987-10-21
Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Presence sensing system
Applicant name
TAG
Opponent name
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Board
3.5.01
Headnote

1. If satisfactory proof of the opening of relevant proceedings before a national court is given to the European Patent Office by a third party seeking suspension of proceedings for grant of a European patent under Rule 13(1) EPC, the suspension must be ordered, provided that the European patent application has not been withdrawn or is not deemed to have been withdrawn.

2. If, in accordance with Rule 13(3) EPC, the Office sets a date on which it intends to continue the proceedings for the grant of the European patent, the date may be varied or the order staying the proceedings may be discharged on the subsequent request of the applicant or of the third party who applied for the order.

Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention R 13 1973
Keywords
Suspension of proceedings
Catchword
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Cited cases
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ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

1. All proceedings for the grant of a European patent on European patent application number 79 300 047.3 are suspended until 1 December 1985 or until further order by the Board.

2. The applicant and the Third Party are each to be at liberty to apply to the Board for the discharge or variation of this order.