| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T031408.20080801 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 01 August 2008 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0314/08 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 01910570.9 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | C09J 189/00 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | D | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Vegetable protein adhesive compositions | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Heartland Resource Technologies LLC | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Cargill, Inc. | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.3.09 | ||||||||
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Summary of Facts and Submissions
I. This case relates to the interlocutory decision of the Opposition Division dated 16 November 2007 concerning the maintenance of European Patent No. 1 268 702 in amended form.
The Appellant (Opponent) filed a notice of appeal on 28 January 2008 and paid the appeal fee on the same day. In its notice of appeal the Appellant announced that detailed arguments in support of the appeal would be submitted in due course.
However, no separate statement of grounds was filed.
II. By a communication dated 9 May 2008, sent by registered letter with advice of delivery, 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. Attention was also drawn to Rule 101(1) EPC and to Art. 108 EPC. The Appellant was invited to file observations within two months.
III. No reply was received within this time-limit.
Reasons for the Decision
As no written statement setting out the grounds of appeal has been filed and the Appellant having not reacted within the time-limit given in the communication issued by the Board, the appeal is inadmissible pursuant to Art. 108 EPC in conjunction with Rules 99(2) and 101(1) EPC.
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is rejected as inadmissible.
