T 2340/15 (Soluble oat flour/QUAKER OATS) of 20.02.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T234015.20200220
- Date of decision
- 20 February 2020
- Case number
- T 2340/15
- Online on
- 3 April 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09740225.9
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- SOLUBLE OAT OR BARLEY FLOUR AND METHOD OF MAKING UTILIZING ENZYMES
- Applicant name
- The Quaker Oats Company
- Opponent name
- Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 100(a)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Auxiliary request - allowable (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 as amended in the following version:
Description:
Pages 3 to 6 received during the oral proceedings on 20 February 2020.
Claims:
No. 1 to 8 of the Third Auxiliary Request filed on 15 August 2016 with the reply to the statement setting out the grounds of appeal.