| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T099401.20020225 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 25 February 2002 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0994/01 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 94302299.6 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | G08C 25/02 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | C | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Diagnostic method and apparatus for a domestic appliance | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Whirlpool Corporation | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Diehl Stiftung & Co. | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.5.02 | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Statement of Grounds not filed | ||||||||
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Summary of Facts and Submissions
I. The appeal contests the interlocutory decision of the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office posted on 9 July 2001, concerning maintenance of the European patent No. 0 619 568 in amended form.
The Appellant (Patentee) filed a notice of appeal on 5. September 2001 and paid the fee for appeal on the same day.
No Statement of Grounds was filed. The notice of appeal contains nothing that could be regarded as a Statement of Grounds pursuant to Article 108 EPC.
II. By a communication dated 6 December 2001, sent by registered letter with advice of delivery, the Registry of the Board informed the Appellant that no Statement of Grounds had been filed and that the appeal could be expected to be rejected as inadmissible. The Appellant was invited to file observations within two months.
III. No answer to the Registry's communication has been given within the time limit.
Reasons for the Decision
As no written statement setting out the grounds of appeal has been filed, the appeal has to be rejected as inadmissible (Article 108 EPC in conjunction with Rule 65(1) EPC).
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is rejected as inadmissible.
