| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T069302.20030317 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 17 March 2003 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0693/02 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 94923381.1 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | F16L 39/02 F16L 37/26 |
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| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | D | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Separable connector for pressure fluid components | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Armaturen- und Autogengerätefabrik Ewo Hermann Holzapfel KG | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.2.01 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Missing Statement of Grounds | ||||||||
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Summary of Facts and Submissions
I. In its interlocutory decision posted on 3 May 2002 the opposition division maintained the European patent No. 0 707 696 in amended form.
II. The appellant (patent proprietor) appealed against the decision of the opposition division on 3 July 2002. The appeal fee was paid 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.
III. By a communication dated 18 October 2002 and 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 invited to file observations within two months.
IV. 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, the appeal has to be rejected as inadmissible (Article 108 EPC, second sentence, in conjunction with Rule 65(1) EPC).
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is rejected as inadmissible.
