European Patent Office

T 0171/10 of 15.10.2013

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T017110.20131015
Date of decision
15 October 2013
Case number
T 0171/10
Petition for review of
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Application number
01996314.9
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
NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION FOR AN IMMUNE CONDITION
Applicant name
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Opponent name
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE
Tiense Suikerraffinaderij n.v.
N.V. Nutricia
Friesland Brands B.V.
Unilever N.V.
Board
3.3.09
Headnote
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Keywords
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0608/07
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:

(a) Claims 1 to 14 according to auxiliary request IV filed with the proprietor's letter dated 12 September 2013;

(b) The amended description pages numbered 3 to 6 as filed during the oral proceedings.