| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T053500.20010202 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 02 February 2001 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0535/00 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 93116193.9 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | H02P 21/00 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | C | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Pulse width modulation inverter current detection method | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Kabushiki Kaisha Meidensha | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Siemens AG | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.5.02 | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Revocation at request of the proprietor | ||||||||
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Summary of Facts and Submissions
I. In its decision posted on 7 April 2000 the Opposition Division rejected the opposition against European patent No. 0 648 008.
II. The appellant (opponent) filed an appeal against this decision by a letter filed on 24 May 2000, filed a statement setting out the grounds of appeal on 7. August 2000, and requested that the patent be revoked.
III. In a letter dated 29 January 2001 the respondent (patentee) requested revocation of the patent.
Reasons for the Decision
1. The appeal is admissible.
2. It follows from Article 113(2) EPC that a European patent cannot be maintained against the proprietor's will. Thus, in view of the respondent's request for revocation of the patent, the present European patent has to be revoked (cf. T 186/84, OJ EPO 1986, 79).
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The European patent No. 0 648 008 is revoked.
