European Patent Office

T 0369/91 (Detergent compositions) du 15.05.1992

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:1992:T036991.19920515
Date de la décision
15 mai 1992
Numéro de l'affaire
T 0369/91
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
82200602.9
Classe de la CIB
C11D 3/37
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
Téléchargement
Décision en anglais
Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
Detergent composition containing performance additive and copolymeric compatibilizing agent therefor
Nom du demandeur
Procter & Gamble
Nom de l'opposant
Ciba-Geigy, Unilever, S.A. Camp
Chambre
3.3.01
Sommaire

1. In the case of the maintenance of the patent according to an auxiliary request of the patentee each party adversely affected by such decision of the Opposition Division may file an appeal against said decision ( Article 107, first sentence EPC).

2. Parties as of right to appeal proceedings (Article 107, second sentence, EPC) do not enjoy the same procedural rights as do parties who have lodged admissible appeals (following G 2/91, OJ EPO 1992, 206.

3. As a consequence, where the Opposition Division had maintained the patent in the amended form, the patentee who was only a party as of right to the appeal, cannot request a broader claim than was allowed by the Opposition Division. For the same reason such an opponent-respondent cannot request the revocation of the patent in its entirety.

Mots-clés
Cross-appeal
Late-filed statement of grounds of appeal
Re-establishment of rights refused
Cross-appellant's rights under Article 107 EPC to make requests considered in the light of G 2/91 (OJ EPO 1992,206)
Exergue
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Affaires citées
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ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

The Application for restoration of rights is disallowed.

The Applicant's (Patentee's) cross-appeal is inadmissible.