| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T111609.20100114 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 14 January 2010 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 1116/09 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 03705483.0 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | B65H 51/18 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | D | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Floating lifting device | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | IHC Gusto Engineering B.V. | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Technip France | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.2.05 | ||||||||
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Summary of Facts and Submissions
I. This matter concerns an appeal against the interlocutory decision of the Opposition Division posted on 23 March 2009, concerning the maintenance of European patent No. 1 467 944 in amended form.
II. The appellant (opponent 01) filed a notice of appeal on 25 May 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, third sentence, and Rule 101(1) EPC.
III. By a communication dated 17 September 2009, sent by registered letter with advice of delivery and received on 22 September 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, in conjunction with Rule 101(1)EPC.
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that
The Appeal is rejected as inadmissible.
