European Patent Office

T 1628/09 of 31.01.2012

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T162809.20120131
Date of decision
31 January 2012
Case number
T 1628/09
Online on
20 March 2012
Petition for review of
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Application number
00943985.2
IPC class
A23G 9/32
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Process for preparing aerated frozen products
Applicant name
SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
Opponent name
UNILEVER PLC / UNILEVER NV
Board
3.3.09
Headnote
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Keywords
Added subject-matter - no
Suficiency - yes
Clarity - yes
Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes
Catchword
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Cited 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 in amended form in the following version:

- description: pages 2-7 filed during the oral proceedings on 31 January 2012;

- claims: claims 1-13 filed as auxiliary request II with letter dated 23 November 2011; and

- drawings: sheets 1/4 to 4/4 of the patent specification.