by Daniel X. Thomas
Brief outline of the case
The OD rejected the opposition.
The opponent appealed.
By decision T 760/17, the board decided not to admit a series of late-filed AR under Art 13(2) RPBA20. It also decided to revoke the patent for lack of IS of claim 1 as granted and of all AR I-IX which were timely filed.
by Daniel X. Thomas
Brief outline of the case
On 28.09.2021, the applicant’s professional representative stated in a letter to the board that the applicant withdrew the pending appeal.
On 29.09.2021, the applicant’s representative withdrew the “request” to withdraw the appeal, explaining that the request for withdrawal was based on an erroneous interpretation of the client’s instructions.