T 0314/12 (Liquid starter cultures/CHR. HANSEN) of 20.10.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T031412.20151020
- Date of decision
- 20 October 2015
- Case number
- T 0314/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 99960953.0
- IPC class
- A23C 19/032C12N 1/04C12N 1/38
- 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
- LIQUID STARTER CULTURES HAVING IMPROVED STORAGE STABILITY AND USE THEREOF
- Applicant name
- Chr. Hansen A/S
- Opponent name
- DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS
- Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Main request - requirements of the EPC met (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 13 of the main request filed at the oral proceedings,
- description pages 4 to 8 and 14 filed during the oral proceedings,
- pages 1 and 9 to 13 of the patent as granted, and
- figures 1 to 5 of the patent as granted.