The status as an opponent cannot be freely transferred

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IPPT20050525, EBA-EPO, Hoffmann-La Roche

Transfer of opposition: The status as an opponent cannot be freely transferred.A legal person who was a subsidiary of the opponent when the opposition was filed and who carries on the business to which the opposed patent relates cannot acquire the status as opponent if all its shares are assigned to another company.

 

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IPPT20050525, EBA-EPO, Hoffmann-La Roche

 

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