European Patent Office

T 0470/08 of 19.10.2010

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T047008.20101019
Date of decision
19 October 2010
Case number
T 0470/08
Petition for review of
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Application number
00991317.9
IPC class
A23D 9/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Infant formula with improved protein content
Applicant name
N.V. Nutricia
Opponent name
NESTEC S.A.
Friesland Brands B.V.
Board
3.3.09
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Inventive step: Main request and auxiliary requests 1-6 - no, Auxiliary request 7 - yes
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0197/86
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 18 according to the seventh auxiliary request filed on 19 October 2010 during the oral proceedings and after any necessary consequential adaptation of the description.