T 0580/89 (Power to examine) du 29.08.1991
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:1991:T058089.19910829
- Date de la décision
- 29 août 1991
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0580/89
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 82305285.7
- Classe de la CIB
- C08F 8/32
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
- T 0580/89 1993-04-28
- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
- Anhydride polymers and imide polymers and processes for preparing them
- Nom du demandeur
- Rohm and Haas
- Nom de l'opposant
- BASF
- Chambre
- 3.3.03
- Sommaire
The following questions are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:
1. Is the power of an Opposition Division or, by reason of Rule 66(1) EPC, of a Board of Appeal to examine and decide on the maintenance of a European patent under Articles 101 and 102 EPC dependent upon the extent to which the patent is opposed in the Notice of Opposition pursuant to Rule 55(c) EPC?
2. If the answer to the first question should be affirmative, are there any exceptions to such dependence?
- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 101 1973European Patent Convention Art 102 1973European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention R 55(c) 1973European Patent Convention R 66(1) 1973
- Mots-clés
- Extent of power to examine an opposition
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - Exergue
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- Affaires citées
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
The following questions are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:
1. Is the power of an Opposition Division or, by reason of Rule 66(1) EPC, of a Board of Appeal to examine and decide on the maintenance of a European patent under Articles 101 and 102 EPC dependent upon the extent to which the patent is opposed in the Notice of Opposition pursuant to Rule 55(c) EPC?
2. If the answer to the first question should be affirmative, are there any exceptions to such dependence?