T 1016/13 of 04.08.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T101613.20150804
- Date of decision
- 4 August 2015
- Case number
- T 1016/13
- Online on
- 23 September 2015
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 00906735.6
- 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
- UTILIZATION OF MATERIAL CONTAINING DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID
- Applicant name
- Suntory Holdings Limited
- Opponent name
- DSM Nutritional Products, LLC
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Amendments - correction of errors (yes)
Amendments - broadening of claim (no)
Claims - clarity after amendment (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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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 21 filed as main request with the statement setting out the grounds of appeal of 21 June 2013;
- Description:
- pages 2, 7, 9 to 13 as published;
- pages 3 to 6 and 8 as filed during the oral proceedings on 4 August 2015.