| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T028305.20060109 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 09 January 2006 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0283/05 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 95903300.2 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | A23C 19/00 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | C | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Spreadable low-fat cheese and manufacture thereof | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | UNILEVER N.V., et al | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Arla Foods amba | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.3.09 | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Appeals inadmissible No Statements of Grounds filed |
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Summary of Facts and Submissions
I. This case relates to the interlocutory decision of the Opposition Division dated 4 January 2005 concerning the maintenance of European Patent No. 0 731 644 in amended form.
The Proprietors, Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC (Appellant I), filed a notice of appeal on 25 February 2005 and paid the appeal fee on the same day.
The Opponent, Arla Foods A/S (Appellant II), filed a notice of appeal on 7 March 2005 and paid the appeal fee on the same day.
Neither of the parties filed a statement of the grounds of appeal within the prescribed period in accordance with Article 108 EPC. Neither of the notices of appeal can be regarded as fulfilling the requirements of this Article.
II. By communications dated 20 June 2005 sent by registered letter with advice of delivery, the Registry of the Board informed both Appellants that no statements of grounds had been filed and that the appeals could be expected to be rejected as inadmissible. The Appellants were invited to file observations within two months. Attention was also drawn to Article 122 EPC.
III. No reply from either side was received within this time-limit.
Reasons for the Decision
As no written statements setting out the grounds of appeal have been filed, the appeals have to be rejected as inadmissible (Rule 65(1) EPC in conjunction with Article 108 EPC).
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeals are rejected as inadmissible.
