T 0244/85 (Aluminium trihydroxide) of 23.01.1987
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1987:T024485.19870123
- Date of decision
- 23 January 1987
- Case number
- T 0244/85
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 79101218.0
- IPC class
- C08K 3/22
- Language of proceedings
- German
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Application title
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- Applicant name
- VAW
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
An appeal by an opponent who has not notified his disapproval of the maintenance of the patent in the amended form within the period of one month laid down in Rule 58(4) EPC is inadmissible because he cannot claim to have been adversely affected.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 102(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 106(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 107 1973European Patent Convention Art 65(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 65(2) 1973European Patent Convention R 58(4) 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal by opponent
Opponent's failure to respond within the period laid down in R58(4)EPC - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The appeal is dismissed as inadmissible.
2. The request that the matter be referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is rejected.