| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T154714.20180220 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 20 February 2018 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 1547/14 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 06732323.8 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | B29C 55/18 B32B 37/14 D04H 1/70 D04H 1/42 D04H 1/54 A61F 13/15 |
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| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | D | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Stretch Sheet and Process for Producing the Same | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Kao Corporation | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.2.05 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Lapse of patent in all designated states - termination of appeal proceedings | ||||||||
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Summary of Facts and Submissions
I. The opponent lodged an appeal against the interlocutory decision of the opposition division on the amended form in which European patent Nr. 1 876 275 could be maintained.
II. In a communication by the registrar of the board dated 1 July 2016 the parties were informed that the above-mentioned European patent has been surrendered or has lapsed with effect for all the designated Contracting States and that the appeal proceedings may be continued at the request of the opponent, provided that within two months from notification of this communication a request is filed.
III. The communication was delivered on 4 July 2016.
IV. No reply was received.
Reasons for the Decision
Pursuant to Rule 84(1) EPC in conjunction with Rule 100(1) EPC, if the European patent has been surrendered in all the designated Contracting States or has lapsed in all those States, the appeal proceedings may be continued at the request of the opponent filed within two months of a communication from the European Patent Office informing him of the surrender or lapse.
As the appellant has not filed such a request in response to the communication of the registry dated 1 July 2016, the appeal proceedings are to be terminated.
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal proceedings are terminated.
