| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T058202.20030127 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 27 January 2003 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0582/02 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 94100442.6 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | A01H 4/00 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | D | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Improvements in somatic embryogenesis | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Syngenta Participations AG | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Monsanto Company | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.3.04 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Missing Statement of Grounds | ||||||||
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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 dated 3. April 2002 concerning maintenance of European Patent No. 0 608 716 in amended form.
The appellant (opponent) filed a notice of appeal on 3. June 2002 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 17 September 2002 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. Attention was also drawn to Article 122 EPC.
III. No answer has been given 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 (Rule 65(1) EPC in conjunction with Article 108 EPC).
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is rejected as inadmissible.
