On 28 November 2024 the EPO issued a notice that Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.04 in T 1286/23 has referred the following questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (referral pending under G 2/24 - “Skin cleanser”):
After withdrawal of all appeals, may the proceedings be continued with a third party who intervened during the appeal proceedings? In particular, may the third party acquire an appellant status corresponding to the status of a person entitled to appeal within the meaning of Article 107, first sentence, EPC?
This referral therefore is intended to clarify the status of an intervener in appeal proceedings.
The EPO notice can be found here.
