| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T027999.20000523 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 23 May 2000 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0279/99 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 92310345.1 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | F02M 37/22 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | C | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Fuel tank filter | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | FILTERTEK, INC. | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | KUSS S.N.C. | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.2.04 | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Missing statement of grounds | ||||||||
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Summary of Facts and Submissions
I. The appeal contests the decision of the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office rejecting the opposition pursuant to Article 102(2) EPC. The decision was dispatched by registered letter with advice of delivery to each party on 21 January 1999.
The Appellant (Opponent) filed a notice of appeal on 16. March 1999 and paid the appeal fee on the same day.
No Statement of Grounds was filed. The notice of appeal contains nothing that could be regarded as a Statement of Grounds pursuant to Article 108 EPC.
II. By a communication dated 17 February 2000 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. No answer has been given to the Registry's communication.
Reasons for the Decision
As no written statement setting out the grounds of appeal has been filed, the appeal has to be rejected as inadmissible (Article 108 EPC in conjunction with Rule 65(1) EPC).
ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
The appeal is rejected as inadmissible.
