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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?

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?