1.
Any third party may, in accordance with the Implementing Regulations, intervene in opposition proceedings after the opposition period has expired, if the third party proves that
What is EPC 105?
This is Article 105 from the EPC (Europäisches Patentübereinkommen), which is part of the legal framework governing the Unified Patent Court in Europe.
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(a)
proceedings for infringement of the same patent have been instituted against him, or
(b)
following a request of the proprietor of the patent to cease alleged infringement, the third party has instituted proceedings for a ruling that he is not infringing the patent.
2.
An admissible intervention shall be treated as an opposition.
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This legal text is from the official EPC framework governing the Unified Patent Court.
Reference: EPC 105 (Article 105)