| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T008802.20020919 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 19 September 2002 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0088/02 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 95900225.4 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | C11D 17/06 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | D | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Process for the production of a detergent composition | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | UNILEVER PLC, et al | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Henkel KGaA | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.3.06 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Missing Statement of Grounds | ||||||||
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Summary of Facts and Submissions
The appeal contests the decision of the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office dated 22 November 2001, rejecting the opposition pursuant to Article 102(2) EPC.
The Appellant (Opponent) filed a Notice of Appeal on 22 January 2002 and paid the fee for appeal on the same day.
No Statement of Grounds was filed.
By a communication dated 10 May 2002 sent by registered letter with advice of delivery, the Registry 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 invited to file observations within two months and attention was drawn to the possibility of filing a request for re-establishment of rights unter Article 122 EPC.
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 and as the Notice of Appeal does not contain anything that could be regarded as a Statement of Grounds of Appeal according to Article 108 EPC, 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.
