T 0299/86 (Oral proceedings) of 23.09.1987
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1987:T029986.19870923
- Date of decision
- 23 September 1987
- Case number
- T 0299/86
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 81900967.1
- IPC class
- C12P 1/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
- Download
- Decision in English
- Other decisions for this case
- T 0299/86 1989-08-17
- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Monoclonal antibody
- Applicant name
- Secher
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
1. The statement "I reserve my right to request oral proceedings under Article 116 EPC" is not in itself an actual request for oral proceedings.
2. The right of a party to have oral proceedings under Article 116 EPC is dependent upon such party filing a request for oral proceedings. In the absence of such a request, a party has no right to such proceedings, and the EPO can issue a decision - whether adverse or not - without appointing such proceedings.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 116 1973
- Keywords
- Oral proceedings/reservation of right to request is not a request
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that
The ground of appeal set out in paragraph 1.4(i) of the statement of grounds of appeal, dated 25 July 1986, is rejected.