| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T050203.20031218 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 18 December 2003 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0502/03 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 97104946.5 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | C07C 31/20 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | D | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | An improved process for the preparation of 1,3-butylene glycol | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Celanese International Corporation | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.3.01 | ||||||||
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Summary of Facts and Submissions
I. The appeal contests the decision of the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office dated 26 March 2003 rejecting the opposition filed against the European patent No. 0 787 709. The decision was dispatched by registered letters with advice of delivery on 26 March 2003. The opponent filed a notice of appeal by letter dated 30 April 2003, received on 30 April 2003, and paid the fee for appeal on 30. April 2003. 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 to 10 September 2003 and sent by registered post, 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, 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.
