European Patent Office

T 1261/21 (Bloom-retarding components for confectionary products/AAK) vom 10.01.2024

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T126121.20240110
Datum der Entscheidung
10. Januar 2024
Aktenzeichen
T 1261/21
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
13792250.6
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
Zusammenfassung von EPC2000 Art 123(2)
Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
METHOD FOR OBTAINING BLOOM-RETARDING COMPONENTS FOR CONFECTIONARY PRODUCTS
Name des Antragstellers
AAK Denmark A/S
Name des Einsprechenden
Bunge Loders Croklaan B.V.
Cargill, Incorporated
Kammer
3.3.09
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 100European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Schlagwörter
Choice of elements from a "list of converging alternatives"
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Amended description consistent with the claims - (yes)
Orientierungssatz
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent based on the following documents:

- claims 1 to 9 according to the main request filed as auxiliary request 26 submitted with the proprietor's grounds of appeal

- paragraphs 1 to 41 and 43 to 136 of the description as submitted at the oral proceedings before the board

- Figure 1 of the patent specification