| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T024420.20200604 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 04 June 2020 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0244/20 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 13169146.1 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | B65G63/00 B65G67/60 B66C13/48 B66C19/00 G06Q10/08 |
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| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | D | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Method and system for predicting working progress of a gantry crane | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | ABB Schweiz AG | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | - | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.2.07 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Admissibility of appeal - missing statement of grounds | ||||||||
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Summary of Facts and Submissions
I. The appeal contests the decision of the examining division of the European Patent Office posted on 9 July 2019 refusing the European patent application no. 13 169 146.1.
The appellant (applicant) filed a notice of appeal on 9 September 2019 and paid the fee for appeal on 6 September 2019.
No statement of grounds was filed.
II. By a communication dated 3 February 2020 sent by registered letter with advice of delivery, 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.
III. The appellant has not responded to the communication from the Registry.
Reasons for the Decision
1. The notice of appeal filed on 9 September 2019 contains nothing that could be regarded as a statement of grounds pursuant to Article 108 EPC.
2. As no written statement setting out the grounds of appeal has been filed, the appeal has to be rejected as inadmissible pursuant to Article 108 EPC, third sentence, in conjunction with Rule 101(1) EPC.
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is rejected as inadmissible.
