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
- -
- Application number
- 05746631.0
- IPC class
- A01J 11/04A23C 9/142
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Main request : novelty (no)
Auxiliary request VIA : amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Auxiliary request VIA : inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0003/14
- Citing cases
- -
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.