T 0247/11 (Roasted cocoa beans/NESTEC) of 24.02.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T024711.20170224
- Date of decision
- 24 February 2017
- Case number
- T 0247/11
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 99952637.9
- IPC class
- C12Q 1/68
- 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
- -
- Application title
- USE OF DNA IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF GENETIC MATERIAL OF COCOA IN FERMENTED OR ROASTED BEANS AND CHOCOLATE
- Applicant name
- Nestec S.A.
- Opponent name
- Cadbury Holdings Limited
- Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Main and sole request - requirements of the EPC met (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0867/13
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 upon the basis of claims 1 to 7 of the main request received during the oral proceedings of 24 February 2017, and a description to be adapted.