T 2972/18 (Unified cabin control panel/AIRBUS) of 3.6.2019

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T297218.20190603
Date of decision: 03 June 2019
Case number: T 2972/18
Application number: 13181192.9
IPC class: G06F 9/44
G01C 23/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 219 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Aircraft with centralized generated and unified cabin control panel displays
Applicant name: Airbus Operations GmbH
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.5.06
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 108
European Patent Convention R 101(1)
Keywords: Admissibility of appeal - notice of appeal
Admissibility of appeal - filed within time limit (no)
Catchwords:

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Citing decisions:
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Summary of Facts and Submissions

I. The appeal is directed against the decision of the Examining Division of 20 September 2018, posted on the same day.

II. The appellant filed a notice of appeal on 3 December 2018 and paid the appeal fee on the same day.

III. By communication of 15 January 2019, received by the appellant, the Registry of the Board informed the appellant that it appeared from the file that the notice of appeal had not been filed in due time, and that it was therefore to be expected that the appeal would be rejected as inadmissible pursuant to Article 108, first sentence, EPC in conjunction with Rule 101(1) EPC. The appellant was informed that any observations had to be filed within two months of notification of the communication.

IV. No reply was received.

Reasons for the Decision

No observation was filed within the time limit provided by Article 108, first sentence, EPC in conjunction with Rule 126(2) EPC. Therefore, the appeal has to be rejected as inadmissible (Rule 101(1) EPC).

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is rejected as inadmissible.

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