T 0754/00 20-10-2000
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I. The appeal contests the decision of the Examining Division of the European Patent Office posted 10. February 2000 refusing the European patent application No. 96 920 971.7.
The Appellant filed a Notice of Appeal by letter received on 31 March 2000 and paid the fee for appeal on the same date. 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 communications dated 28 July 2000 and 1 August 2000, sent by registered letter with advice of delivery, the Registry of the Board informed the Appellant that no Statement of Grounds has been filed and that the appeal could be expected to be rejected as inadmissible. The Appellant was given the opportunity of filing observations within two months and attention was drawn to Article 122 EPC.
III. No answer was given within the given time limit to the Registry's communication.
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.