European Patent Office

T 0226/14 of 07.04.2017

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T022614.20170407
Date of decision
7 April 2017
Case number
T 0226/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
05746631.0
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
A METHOD IN THE PROTEIN FRACTIONATION OF SKIM MILK BY MEANS OF MICROFILTRATION
Applicant name
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
Opponent name
ALPMA Alpenland Maschinenbau GmbH
Board
3.3.09
Headnote
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Keywords
Main request : novelty (no)
Auxiliary request VIA : amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Auxiliary request VIA : inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0003/14
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 as amended in the following version:

- claims 1 to 3 filed as auxiliary request VIA on 7 April 2017 at the oral proceedings before the board;

- description pages 2 to 4 as filed on 7 April 2017 at the oral proceedings before the board;

- figures 1 to 3 of the published patent specification.