T 1397/04 of 11.11.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T139704.20071111
- Date of decision
- 11 November 2007
- Case number
- T 1397/04
- Online on
- 6 December 2007
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95301646.6
- IPC class
- A23G 3/30
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Continuous gum base manufacturing using a mixing restriction element
- Applicant name
- WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Pfizer Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - novelty, no
Auxiliary request - novelty, yes - inventive step, yes
Late filed documents - admissibility, no - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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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 with the following documents:
Claims:
1-14 filed with letter dated 28 May 2004
Description pages:
2, 5-9 as granted
4 filed at the oral proceedings of 28 July 2004
3 filed at the oral proceedings of 11 October 2007
Drawings:
1/3-3/3 as granted