J 0028/94 (Suspension of proceedings) of 04.12.1996

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1996:J002894.19961204
Date of decision: 4 December 1996
Case number: J 0028/94
Online on: 18 December 1996
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 91402380.9
IPC class: A61M 1/16
Language of proceedings: French
Distribution: Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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Other decisions for this case: J 0028/94 Suspensive effect 1994-12-07 J 0028/94 Effet suspensif 1994-12-07 J 0028/94 Aufschiebende Wirkung 1994-12-07 J 0028/94 Effet suspensif 1994-12-07
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Dispositif pour la préparation extemporanée et en continu de dialysat
Applicant name: SOLUDIA S.A. et al
Opponent name: Renacare Limited
Board: 3.1.01
Headnote: A patent applicant who is not heard when grant proceedings are suspended at a third party's request pursuant to Rule 13 EPC, may still challenge the justification for that suspension. He is party as of right to appeal proceedings initiated by the third party against rejection of his request by the EPO.
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 60(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 64(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 65(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 97(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 97(4) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 98 1973 European Patent Convention Art 107 1973 European Patent Convention Art 109(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 110(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973 European Patent Convention R 13 1973 European Patent Convention R 89 1973
Keywords: Parties to an appeal against a decision rejecting a request for suspension of grant proceedings
Suspension of grant proceedings
Catchword: -
Cited cases: G 0012/91 T 0146/82
Citing cases: G 0002/24 J 0003/95 J 0033/95 J 0007/96 J 0008/96 J 0036/97 J 0010/02 J 0009/06 J 0015/06 J 0018/06 J 0005/08 J 0006/10 J 0007/10 J 0009/12 J 0022/12 J 0015/13 J 0022/13 J 0023/13 J 0016/14 J 0017/14 J 0018/14 J 0019/14 J 0020/14 J 0021/14 J 0022/14 J 0012/16 J 0014/19 J 0011/25 T 0517/97 T 1022/01 T 0591/05 T 1032/10

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.