European Patent Office

T 2246/14 (Former Opponents: DF3 SAS and Cargill, Incorporated) of 25.01.2018

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T224614.20180125
Date of decision
25 January 2018
Case number
T 2246/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
02766984.5
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
Non-starch-polysaccharides
Applicant name
Cargill, Incorporated
Opponent name
Sedamyl S.p.A.
Board
3.3.09
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0495/10
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 the following documents:

- Claims 1 to 6 of the main request filed with letter dated 16 January 2018;

- Pages 1 to 19 of the description filed with letter dated 16 January 2018; and

- Figures 1 and 2 of the published patent specification.