European Patent Office

T 0033/13 of 03.11.2015

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T003313.20151103
Date of decision
3 November 2015
Case number
T 0033/13
Online on
18 January 2016
Petition for review of
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Application number
01910704.4
IPC class
A23C 9/20
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
Nutritional formulations containing prebiotic substances
Applicant name
Nestec S.A.
Opponent name
N.V. Nutricia
Board
3.3.09
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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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 on the basis of the following documents:

- claims 1 to 4 filed as main request with letter dated 27 October 2015;

- pages 2 to 5 of the description as filed during the oral proceedings before the board;

- figures 1 to 3 of the patent specification.