European Patent Office

T 0956/16 (Process for foil ripening of cheese/DSM IP) of 03.03.2020

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T095616.20200303
Date of decision
3 March 2020
Case number
T 0956/16
Petition for review of
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Application number
08837198.4
IPC class
A23C 19/16
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
PROCESS FOR FOIL RIPENING OF CHEESE
Applicant name
DSM IP Assets B.V.
Opponent name
Cryovac, Inc.
Board
3.3.09
Headnote
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Keywords
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - clarity in opposition proceedings
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0003/14
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The decision under appeal is set aside.

The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

Description:

Pages 2 to 10 received during the oral proceedings of 3 March 2020.

Claims:

Claims 1 to 12 of auxiliary request 4A filed under cover of a letter dated 6 February 2020.

Drawings:

Figures 1 and 2 of the patent specification.