T 1499/16 (Improvement of intestinal barrier integrity/NUTRICIA) of 24.11.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T149916.20211124
- Date of decision
- 24 November 2021
- Case number
- T 1499/16
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09158304.7
- IPC class
- A23L 33/10A23L 33/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Improvement of intestinal barrier integrity
- Applicant name
- N.V. Nutricia
- Opponent name
- Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. - Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Request for conducting oral proceedings in person - not granted
Holding oral proceedings by vico is justified in view of G 1/21
Request to stay the proceedings in view of G 2/21 - not granted
Inventive step (main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 11)
Inventive step - (no)
Amendment after expiry of period in Rule 100(2) EPC communication - exceptional circumstances (no)
Late filed experimental reports and auxiliary requests 12 and 13 - not admitted - Catchword
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.