T 0495/10 of 03.07.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T049510.20120703
- Date of decision
- 3 July 2012
- Case number
- T 0495/10
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 02766984.5
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- NON-STARCH-POLYSACCHARIDES
- Applicant name
- K.U. LEUVEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
- Opponent name
- Sedamyl S.p.A.
DF3 SAS
Cargill, Inc. - Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 111European Patent Convention Art 123European Patent Convention Art 53(c)European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal - yes
Admissibility of main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 5 - no (withdrawn in opposition proceedings)
Auxiliary request 6 - admissibility - yes
Claim drafted analogous to Swiss-type
Claims: fulfils Article 123, 84 and 53(c) EPC
Remittal - yes - Catchword
- Swiss-type claim relating to non-therapeutic use allowable having regard to inevitable and inextricable link between therapeutic and non-therapeutic effect.
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 for the further prosecution of the case on the basis of the sixth auxiliary request (claims 1 to 8) filed with the statement of the grounds of appeal dated 22 April 2010.