T 1214/05 of 25.10.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T121405.20071025
- Date of decision
- 25 October 2007
- Case number
- T 1214/05
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95202759.7
- IPC class
- A23G 3/30
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Polyester or polycarbonates as gum base for chewing gum
- Applicant name
- TATE & LYLE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Gumlink A/S
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Documents filed with the grounds of appeal - partly admitted
Remittal for further prosecution - no
Sufficiency - yes
Main request: novelty - no
First auxiliary request: added subject-matter - yes
Second auxiliary request: novelty - yes inventive step - yes - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The case is remitted to the Opposition Division with the order to maintain the European patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 7 of the second auxiliary request, filed as auxiliary request 6 with the letter dated 10 June 2006, after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.