7. Termination of appeal proceedings
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7.3. Withdrawal of the appeal

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7.3. Withdrawal of the appeal

Under the EPC it is possible to withdraw a patent application, opposition or appeal. Decision J 19/82 (OJ 1984, 6) ruled that partial withdrawal is also possible.

7.3.1 Article 114(1) EPC and withdrawal of the appeal
7.3.2 Board's powers to decide on issues after withdrawal of the appeal
7.3.3 Partial withdrawal of appeal by sole appellant and opponent
7.3.4 No withdrawal of appeal with retrospective effect
7.3.5 Request for withdrawal of appeal to be unambiguous
7.3.6 Conditional withdrawal of appeal
7.3.7 Correction of withdrawal of appeal under Rule 139 EPC
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