T 0764/12 of 18.02.2014
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T076412.20140218
- Date of decision
- 18 February 2014
- Case number
- T 0764/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 02718003.3
- IPC class
- A23G 4/06
- 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
- COATED DEGRADABLE CHEWING GUM WITH IMPROVED SHELF LIFE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING SAME
- Applicant name
- Gumlink A/S
- Opponent name
- WM. Wrigley Jr. Company
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - problem invention (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0002/83
- Citing cases
- T 1895/23
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 52 of the main request as filed with the letter dated 17 January 2014;
(b) The description pages numbered 2 to 20 as granted.