| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T024409.20090916 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 16 September 2009 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0244/09 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 03250924.2 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | B29C 59/06 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | D | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Method of making a topographical support member for producing apertured films | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | McNeil-PPC, Inc. | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | The Procter & Gamble Company | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.2.05 | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Inadmissibility of appeal | ||||||||
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Summary of Facts and Submissions
I. This matter concerns an appeal against the decision of the Opposition Division announced at the oral proceedings held on 14 October 2008 revoking European Patent No. 1 336 466. The written decision was posted on 21 November 2008.
II. The appellant (proprietor) filed a notice of appeal on 28 January 2009 and paid the fee for appeal on the same date. 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 12 May 2009, sent by registered letter with advice of delivery and received on 18 May 2009, 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.
IV. No response was made 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, third sentence, EPC in conjunction with Rule 101(1)EPC).
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that
The appeal is rejected as inadmissible.
