T 1609/20 15-09-2021
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OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE DETECTION AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE
During the appeal proceedings the European Patent Office issued a noting of loss of rights pursuant to Rule 112(1) EPC stating that the renewal fee for the eleventh year and the additional fee have not been paid in due time.
The applicant / appellant requested to confirm that the renewal fee for the eleventh year and the additional fee were paid in due time.
As a auxiliary measure it requested re-establishment in the time-limit to pay these fees and paid the fee for re-establishment. Finally it requested that fee for re-establishment be reimbursed if the renewal fee and the additional fee were considered to be paid in due time.
According to Rule 112(2) EPC if the party concerned considers that the finding of the European Patent Office is inaccurate, it may, within two months of the communication under Rule 112(1) EPC, apply for a decision on the matter. The European Patent Office shall take such decision only if it does not share the opinion of the party requesting it; otherwise, it shall inform that party. In this case the Board shares its opinion.
Since a decision on re-establishment was not to be taken, the fee for re-establishment has to be reimbursed.
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The appellant is informed that the renewal fee
for the eleventh year and the additional fee were
paid in due time.
2. The fee for re-establishment is reimbursed.