T 0271/85 (Admissibility of appeal by opponent) of 09.03.1988
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1988:T027185.19880309
- Date of decision
- 9 March 1988
- Case number
- T 0271/85
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 79102131.4
- IPC class
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- Language of proceedings
- German
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
- Download
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- Other decisions for this case
- T 0271/85 1989-03-22
- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Verfahren zur Herstellung von N,N-Diacetyl- ethylendiamin
- Applicant name
- Hoechst
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
The Enlarged Board of Appeal is asked to decide on the lfolowing point of law: Is the appeal of an opponent admissible in a case where, following the notification of the communication pursuant to Rule 58(4) EPC, he fails to make any observations within one month if he disapproves of the text in which it is intended to maintain the patent?
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 107 1973European Patent Convention Art 112 1973European Patent Convention R 58(4) 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal by opponent
Submission to Enlarged Board of Appeal - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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ORDER
The following point of law is submitted to the Enlarged Board of Appeal for decision: "Is the appeal of an opponent admissible in a case where, following notification of the communication pursuant to Rule 58(4) EPC, he fails to make any observations within one month if he disapproves of the text in which it is intended to maintain the patent?"