T 1110/13 of 19.05.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T111013.20160519
- Date of decision
- 19 May 2016
- Case number
- T 1110/13
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 07727190.6
- IPC class
- C11B 9/00A23L 1/236C07C 49/84
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- USE OF 4-HYDROXYDIHYDROCHALCONES AND THEIR SALTS FOR ENHANCING AN IMPRESSION OF SWEETNESS
- Applicant name
- Symrise AG
- Opponent name
- Döhler GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Late submitted material - correct exercise of discretion (yes)
Request to suspend the proceedings in order to carry out additional documentary search (refused)
Inventive step - (yes)
Late-filed argument - admitted (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- T 1486/14
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 claims 1 to 12 filed as main request on 19 May 2016 during the oral proceedings, and with any necessary consequent amendments to the description.