T 1381/15 of 08.03.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T138115.20190308
- Date of decision
- 8 March 2019
- Case number
- T 1381/15
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09766866.9
- 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
- INFANT MILK FORMULA WITH FAT GRADIENT
- Applicant name
- N.V. Nutricia
- Opponent name
- ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nestec S.A. - Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 1914/12
- Citing cases
- T 1875/15
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 claims and a description to be adapted thereto:
Claims 1 to 9, filed as corrected auxiliary request 1 during oral proceedings before the board on 8 March 2019.