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T 0750/89 24-11-1992

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1992:T075089.19921124
Date of decision
Case number
T 0750/89
Petition for review of
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Application number
81101491.9
IPC class
C08G 63/18
Language of proceedings
EN
Distribution
DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD CHAIRMEN (C)

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Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the European Patent Register
Bibliographic information is available in:
EN
Versions
Unpublished
Application title

Process for preparing polyarylates

Applicant name
Amoco Corporation
Opponent name
Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
-
Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 102(3)(a) 1973
European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973
European Patent Convention Art 113(2) 1973
Keywords
Revocation at the request of the proprietor
Catchword
-
Cited decisions
T 0237/86
Citing decisions
-

I. An appeal was lodged by the Appellant/Opponent against the decision of 20 September 1989 of the Opposition Division, which maintained European patent No. 35 269 in amended form, requesting that the decision be set aside and the patent revoked.

II. In a letter submitted on 9 September 1992 the Respondent/Patentee stated the following:

"... we request that the patent be revoked".

1. The appeal is admissible.

2. The Patentee has made it clear in his letter received on 9 September 1992 that he wishes his patent to be revoked.

The Board can therefore in the exercise of its power under Article 111(1) EPC decide to revoke the European patent (see Decision T 237/86, OJ EPO 1988, 261).

Order

ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. European patent No. 35 269 is revoked.