T 2105/19 () of 17.12.2019

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T210519.20191217
Date of decision: 17 December 2019
Case number: T 2105/19
Application number: 01944475.1
IPC class: A23G 1/02
A23L 1/30
A23G 1/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 221 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR EXTRACTING COCOA PROCYANIDINS
Applicant name: Mars Incorporated
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.09
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 108
European Patent Convention R 99(2)
European Patent Convention R 101(1)
European Patent Convention R 126(2)
Keywords: Inadmissible appeal - Missing statement of grounds
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Summary of Facts and Submissions

I. The appeal is directed against the decision of the Examining Division of 20 December 2018, posted on 17 January 2019, to refuse European patent application No. 01944475.1.

II. The appellant filed a notice of appeal on 18 March 2019 and paid the appeal fee on the same day.

III. By communication of 29 July 2019, received by the appellant, the Registry of the Board informed the appellant that it appeared from the file that the written statement of grounds of appeal had not been filed, and that it was therefore to be expected that the appeal would be rejected as inadmissible pursuant to Article 108, third 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

1. No written statement setting out the grounds of appeal was filed within the time limit provided by Article 108, third sentence, EPC in conjunction with Rule 126(2) EPC. In addition, neither the notice of appeal nor any other document filed contains anything that could be regarded as a statement setting out the grounds of appeal pursuant to Article 108 EPC and Rule 99(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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