T 1527/16 (Infant nutrition comprising hydrolysed proteins for preventing obesity in children/NUTRICIA) of 11.10.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T152716.20211011
- Date of decision
- 11 October 2021
- Case number
- T 1527/16
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 06757833.6
- IPC class
- A61P 3/04A23L 1/305A23L 1/29
- 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
- INFANT NUTRITION WITH HYDROLYSED PROTEINS
- Applicant name
- N.V. NUTRICIA
- Opponent name
- ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. - Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Nutritional composition - claim construction
Main request and auxiliary requests 1 and 3 - Inventive Step (no)
Auxiliary request 2 - Admission (no) - Catchword
- Claim not allowing a distinction between the ingredients which prevent obesity and those which do not prevent or can even induce it. Identification of the protein hydrolysate as an active ingredient for preventing obesity not distinguishing the claimed subject-matter from the disclosure of the prior art. See reasons, points 1.4 to 1.8.
- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- T 0088/19
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.