T 0301/95 (Straw man) du 27.06.1997
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:1997:T030195.19970627
- Date de la décision
- 27 juin 1997
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0301/95
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 88112875.5
- Classe de la CIB
- B29C 47/10
- Langue de la procédure
- Allemand
- Distribution
- Distribuées aux présidents des chambres de recours (C)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en allemand
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
- T 0301/95 2000-03-28
- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
- Vorrichtung zum Aufbereiten thermoplastischer Kunststoffgüter
- Nom du demandeur
- INDUPACK AG
- Nom de l'opposant
- Emmerich Hartdegen
- Chambre
- 3.2.05
- Sommaire
The following points of law of fundamental importance are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal under Article 112(1)(a) EPC:
1. Is an opposition filed by an indirect representative ("straw man") admissible?II. If the answer to I is no, to what extent does the objection to a "straw man" have to be investigated if circumstances are cited raising reasonable suspicion that the opponents are not acting in their own interests?
- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 107 1973European Patent Convention Art 99 1973European Patent Convention R 55(c) 1973
- Mots-clés
- Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Admissibility of opposition filed by a straw man
Evidence of acting as a straw man - Exergue
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The following points of law of fundamental importance are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal under Article 112(1)(a) EPC:
1. Is an opposition filed by an indirect representative ("straw man") admissible?
2. If the answer to 1 is no, to what extent does the objection to a "straw man" have to be investigated if circumstances are cited raising reasonable doubt that the opponents are not acting in their own interests?