| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T111401.20020128 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 28 January 2002 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 1114/01 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 97906153.8 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | C07D 257/02 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | D | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Polychelants, their complexes with metal ions, their preparation and their uses | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | BRACCO S.p.A., et al | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | - | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.3.01 | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Missing statement of grounds | ||||||||
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Summary of Facts and Submissions
I. The appeal contests the decision of the Examining Division of the European Patent Office dispatched by registered letter with advice of delivery to the Applicant on 27 April 2001 refusing the European patent application No. 97 906 153.8.
The Appellant filed a Notice of Appeal by letter received on 26 June 2001 and paid the fee for appeal on the same date. 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 18 October 2001, sent by registered post, the Registry of the Board informed the Appellant that no Statement of Grounds has been filed and that the appeal could be expected to be rejected as inadmissible. The Appellant was informed about the possiblity of filing a request for re-establishment of rights under Article 122 EPC and was invited to file observations within two months.
III. No answer has been given within the given time limit to the Registry's communication.
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.
