T 0857/16 (Digestive coagulation of proteins/NUTRICIA) of 11.11.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T085716.20211111
- Date of decision
- 11 November 2021
- Case number
- T 0857/16
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10718726.2
- IPC class
- A61K 38/16A23L 1/305A23L 1/29
- 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
- METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DIGESTIVE COAGULATION OF PROTEINS
- Applicant name
- N.V. Nutricia
- Opponent name
- ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH - Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 54(5)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 025(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Main request - Withdrawn
Auxiliary request 1 to 3, 5 to 7 and 9 to 11 - Sufficiency (no)
Auxiliary requests 4 and 8 - Added matter (yes)
Auxiliary requests 12 to 20 - Novelty (no)
Auxiliary request 21 - Clarity, Sufficiency, Novelty and Inventive Step (yes) - Added matter (no) - Catchword
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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 sole claim of auxiliary request 21, originally filed as auxiliary request 12 with the statement setting out the grounds of appeal
- a description to be adapted
- Figure 1 of the patent specification