T 1871/06 of 07.10.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T187106.20091007
- Date of decision
- 7 October 2009
- Case number
- T 1871/06
- Online on
- 16 November 2009
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 98951573.9
- IPC class
- A23K 1/14
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Pet food containing chicory pulp
- Applicant name
- MARS UK LIMITED
- Opponent name
- NESTEC S.A.
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
- Keywords
- Admittance of late-filed documents (no)
Main request (rejected - added subject-matter)
First and second auxiliary requests (not admitted in the procedure - not overcoming the objection raised with regard to the main request)
Third auxiliary request (inventive step - yes) - 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 on the basis of Claims 1 to 14 of the third auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings after any necessary consequential adaptation of the description.