T 1717/11 of 14.02.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T171711.20130214
- Date of decision
- 14 February 2013
- Case number
- T 1717/11
- Online on
- 9 April 2013
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 99972501.3
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for producing flavor-enhancing agent for foods
- Applicant name
- Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- Opponent name
- Lesaffre International
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
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- 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 with the following documents:
- Claims 1 to 7 according to auxiliary request 1 as filed with letter received on 8 January 2013;
- Amended description pages 3 to 17 as filed during the oral proceedings on 14 February 2013; and
- Figures 1 to 8 of the patent as granted.