T 0656/98 (Non-party appellant/GENENCOR) of 18.05.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T065698.20010518
- Date of decision
- 18 May 2001
- Case number
- T 0656/98
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 87307918.0
- IPC class
- C12N 9/14
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
- Download
- Decision in English
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Preparation of enzymes having altered activity
- Applicant name
- Genencor International, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Henkel KGaA
Novozymes A/S
Unilever N.V. - Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
For a transferee of a patent to be entitled to appeal, the necessary documents establishing the transfer, the transfer application and the transfer fee pursuant to Rule 20 EPC must be filed before the expiry of the period for appeal under Article 108 EPC. Later recordal of the transfer does not retroactively validate the appeal.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 106 1973European Patent Convention Art 107 1973European Patent Convention Art 108 1973European Patent Convention Art 110 1973European Patent Convention Art 112(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 20(3) 1973European Patent Convention R 61 1973European Patent Convention R 64 1973European Patent Convention R 65 1973European Patent Convention R 66 1973European Patent Convention R 88 1973
- Keywords
- Transferee entitled to appeal before registration -(no)
Appeal validated by recordal outside appeal period-(no)
Correction under Rule 88 EPC -(no)
Rule 65(2) applicable -(no)
Appeal admissible-(no) - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The request for referral of questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is refused.
2. The appeal is rejected as inadmissible.