| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T166806.20070529 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 29 May 2007 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 1668/06 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 95303008.7 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | C10M 159/12 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | D | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Lubricating oil additives | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | LUBRIZOL ADIBIS HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Chevron Oronite Company LLC | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.3.01 | ||||||||
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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 of the European Patent Office dated 25 August 2006 revoking the European patent No. 0682101. The decision was dispatched by registered 1etters with advice of delivery on 25 August 2006. The proprietor of the patent filed a notice of appeal by letter dated 23 October 2006, received on 23 October 2006, and paid the fee for appeal on 24 October 2006. 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 13 February 2007 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 informed about the possibility of filing a request for re-establishment of rights under Article 122 EPC, and was invited to file observations within two months.
III. No answer has been given within the given time limit 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 (Article 108 EPC in conjunction with Rule 65(1) EPC).
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is rejected as inadmissible.
