T 0985/10 of 20.03.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T098510.20120320
- Date of decision
- 20 March 2012
- Case number
- T 0985/10
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 00974532.4
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Meat emulsion product
- Applicant name
- Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
- Opponent name
- Mars, Incorporated
Deuerer Swiss AG - Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of late-filed request - yes
Amendments - added subject-matter - no
Inventive step - yes - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0002/81
- Citing cases
- -
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 10 according to the main request filed during the oral proceedings;
(b) the amended description pages numbered 2 to 6 as filed during the oral proceedings;
(c) figures 1 to 3 as granted.