European Patent Office

T 0263/16 of 11.01.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T026316.20220111
Date of decision
11 January 2022
Case number
T 0263/16
Online on
14 April 2022
Petition for review of
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Application number
08852202.4
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
TREATMENT OF ORAL PHARYNGEAL DYSPHAGIA
Applicant name
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Opponent name
Ajinomoto Co, Inc.
N.V. Nutricia
Board
3.3.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
New auxiliary request - admitted (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Claims - lack of clarity no ground for opposition
Sufficiency of disclosure - undue burden (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative
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 on the basis of the following documents:

- claims 1 to 6 of auxiliary request 7A filed by letter of 12 April 2021

- and a description to be adapted.