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)
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- Decision in English
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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.