| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T059202.20021212 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 12 December 2002 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0592/02 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 93101435.1 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | H02J 3/36 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | D | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Control equipment for high voltage direct current transmission system | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Hitachi, Ltd. | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | ABB AB | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.5.02 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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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 opposition division revoking the European patent No. 0 554 804. The decision was dispatched by registered letter with advice of delivery on 5 April 2002.
The patent proprietor filed a notice of appeal by letter dated 5 June 2002, received on 5 June 2002, and paid the appeal fee on 5 June 2002. 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 sent by registered letter with advice of delivery on 19 September 2002, 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. The appellant filed no observations in response to said communication.
Reasons for the Decision
As no written statement setting out the grounds of appeal has been filed within the time limit provided by Article 108 EPC in conjunction with Rule 78(2) EPC, the appeal has to be rejected as inadmissible (Rule 65(1)EPC).
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is rejected as inadmissible.
