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?