European Patent Office

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
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Application number
00974532.4
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
Meat emulsion product
Applicant name
Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
Opponent name
Mars, Incorporated
Deuerer Swiss AG
Board
3.3.09
Headnote
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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
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Cited cases
T 0002/81
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 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.