| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T132312.20121204 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 04 December 2012 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 1323/12 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 04760228.9 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | G01S 5/14 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | D | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | System and method to obtain signal acquisition assistance data | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | - | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.4.01 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Missing statement of grounds | ||||||||
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Summary of Facts and Submissions
I. The appellant filed a notice of appeal against the decision of the examining division dated 23 December 2011 refusing European patent application number 04760228.9. The notice of appeal was received on 2 March 2012. The appeal fee was paid on the same day. The notice of appeal contained a request for oral proceedings but nothing that could be regarded as a statement setting out the grounds of appeal pursuant to Article 108 EPC.
No further submissions were filed by the appellant.
II. In a communication dated 20 June 2012 sent by registered post with advice of delivery, the Board informed the appellant that no statement setting out the grounds of appeal had been received and that it was to be expected that the appeal would be rejected as inadmissible. The appellant was informed that any observations should be filed within two months.
III. No observations were filed in response to said communication.
Reasons for the Decision
1. Article 108 EPC requires that a statement setting out the grounds of appeal shall be filed within four months of notification of the contested decision. Pursuant to Rule 101(1) EPC the appeal shall be rejected as inadmissible if it does not comply with Article 108 EPC.
2. In the present case no document was filed by the appellant which could be regarded as a statement setting out the grounds of appeal. Consequently the appeal has to be rejected as inadmissible.
3. Since the appeal is inadmissible, none of the requests in the notice of appeal, including the request for oral proceedings, can be considered.
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is rejected as inadmissible.
