European Patent Office

G 0002/91 (Appeal fees) du 29.11.1991

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:1991:G000291.19911129
Date de la décision
29 novembre 1991
Numéro de l'affaire
G 0002/91
En ligne le
29 novembre 1991
Requête en révision de
T 0604/89 du 14.01.1992
Numéro de la demande
81201316.7
Classe de la CIB
G01F 1/58
Langue de la procédure
Allemand
Distribution
Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
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Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
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Nom du demandeur
Krohne AG
Nom de l'opposant
Coors, Morgan Matroc, Danfoss, Rosemount
Chambre
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Sommaire

1. A person who is entitled to appeal but does not do so and instead confines himself to being a party to the appeal proceedings under Article 107, second sentence, EPC, has no independent right to continue the proceedings if the appellant withdraws the appeal.

2. Appeal fees cannot be reimbursed simply because several parties to proceedings before the EPO have validly filed an appeal against the same decision.

Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 107 1973
Mots-clés
Reimbursement of appeal fees where several parties have filed an appeal
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Affaires citées
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that: The point of law referred to the Enlarged Board is answered as follows:

1. A person who is entitled to appeal but does not do so and instead confines himself to being a party to the appeal proceedings under Article 107, second sentence, EPC, has no independent right to continue the proceedings if the appellant withdraws the appeal.

2. Appeal fees cannot be reimbursed simply because several parties to proceedings before the EPO have validly filed an appeal against the same decision.