T 0649/07 of 23.06.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T064907.20090623
- Date of decision
- 23 June 2009
- Case number
- T 0649/07
- Online on
- 14 August 2009
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 98913279.0
- IPC class
- A23L 1/09
- 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
- Nutritional formulations containing Lacto-N-neotetraose
- Applicant name
- ABBOTT LABORATORIES
- Opponent name
- Numico Research B.V.
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- -
- Catchword
- "Inventive step - yes"
- 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 10 of the sole request filed during oral proceedings after any necessary consequential amendments of the description.