European Patent Office

T 0349/86 (Transfer of opposition) du 29.04.1988

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:1988:T034986.19880429
Date de la décision
29 avril 1988
Numéro de l'affaire
T 0349/86
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
79200785.8
Classe de la CIB
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Langue de la procédure
Français
Distribution
Non distribuées (D)
Téléchargement
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Autres décisions pour cet affaire
T 0349/86 1989-11-30T 0349/86 1990-05-29
Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
Véhicule routier articulé
Nom du demandeur
DELTA
Nom de l'opposant
MAN Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
Chambre
3.2.01
Sommaire

The Enlarged Board of Appeal is asked to decide whether an opposition instituted before the European Patent Office is transferable only to the opponent's heirs or whether it may be transferred freely either with the opponent's enterprise or with a part of that enterprise operating in a technical field in which the invention to which the patent in suit relates can be exploited.

Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 99(4) 1973European Patent Convention R 60(2) 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 17
Mots-clés
Transfer of rights - status of party in opposition proceedings
Dissolution of opposing company
Legal person
Exergue
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Affaires citées
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ORDER

For these reasons, pursuant to Article 112(1) EPC and Article 17 of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (OJ EPO 1983, 7 et seq.), the following point of law is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal for a decision:

Is an opposition instituted before the European Patent Office transferable only to the opponent's heirs or can it be transferred freely either with the opponent's enterprise or with apart of that enterprise operating in a technical field in which the invention to which the patent in suit relates can be exploited?