T 1139/13 of 23.05.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T113913.20170523
- Date of decision
- 23 May 2017
- Case number
- T 1139/13
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04756796.1
- 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
- COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVED OXIDATIVE STATUS IN CATS
- Applicant name
- Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
- Opponent name
- THE IAMS COMPANY
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Novelty attack
Novelty - not admitted
Swiss type claim - interpretation of amounts
Inventive step - Catchword
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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 claims 1 to 4, filed as new main request during the oral proceedings before the board on 23 May 2017, and after any necessary consequential adaptation of the description.