T 0406/24 (Fat-soluble vitamin/BASF) vom 13.01.2026
- Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T040624.20260113
- Datum der Entscheidung
- 13. Januar 2026
- Aktenzeichen
- T 0406/24
- Online am
- 27. Februar 2026
- Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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- Anmeldenummer
- 15719484.6
- IPC-Klasse
- A61K 33/14A23L 21/00A23L 9/00A61K 33/24A61K 9/50A61K 33/06A61K 9/20A23L 33/16A23L 33/15A61K 31/122A23L 5/00A61K 9/16A23L 7/00
- Verfahrenssprache
- Englisch
- Verteilung
- Nicht verteilt (D)
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- Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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- Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
- FORMULATION OF FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMIN
- Name des Antragstellers
- BASF SE
- Name des Einsprechenden
- DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS AG
- Kammer
- 3.3.07
- Leitsatz
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- Relevante Rechtsnormen
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 99(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Schlagwörter
- Admissibility of appeal - notice of appeal
Admissibility of appeal - identity of the appellant
Admissibility of appeal - notice of appeal
Admissibility of appeal - indication of the impugned decision
Novelty - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary requests 1-4 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 5 (yes)
Late-filed evidence - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed objection - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (yes)
Amendment after issue of the communication pursuant to Article 15(1) RPBA - exceptional circumstances (no)
Appeal decision - remittal to the department of first-instance (no) - Orientierungssatz
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- Zitierte Akten
- G 0001/12
- Zitierende Akten
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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 on the basis of claims 1-14 of auxiliary request 5 filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal, and a description to be adapted if necessary.