Decision No 2/2000 of the EC-Mexico Joint Council of 23 March 2000.
If more than two months have elapsed between despatch of the document "only for information" and the issue of the decision, this generally means that parties have had sufficient opportunity to comment and their right to be heard has therefore not been infringed ( T 263/93). Decision No 2/2000 of the EC-Mexico Joint Council of 23 March 2000 - Joint Declarations. If you are flying a new airplane for the first time, you might determine that the risk of making that flight in low visibility conditions is unnecessary. A decision may be based on grounds indicated in a document from one of the parties, provided the document has been sent to the other parties so that they have had an opportunity to comment. In opposition proceedings, if the patent is to be revoked, it must be ensured that the proprietor of the patent in particular is given sufficient opportunity to defend himself and, similarly, if the oppositions are to be rejected or if, despite the claims of the opponents, the patent is to be maintained in amended form, the opponents in particular must be given the same opportunity. In substantive examination, applicants must have an opportunity of presenting their comments on all the grounds invoked against their application.īefore an application is refused by the examining division, the search under Art. 54(3) is completed (see also C‑IV, 7.1). Decisions taken by the examining or opposition divisions