T 2129/16 (Sterol separation from tall oil pitch/RAISIO NUTRITION) of 29.01.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T212916.20200129
- Date of decision
- 29 January 2020
- Case number
- T 2129/16
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09716095.6
- 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
- Process for separating sterols and acids from tall oil pitch
- Applicant name
- Raisio Nutrition Ltd.
- Opponent name
- BASF SE
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 108 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention R 99 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 25 (2020)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of the appeal: yes
Admissibility of auxiliary request 5b: yes
Added subject-matter (auxiliary request 5b) : no
Inventive step (auxiliary request 5b): yes - 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 in amended form based on claims 1 to 13 of auxiliary request 5b filed with letter of 29 November 2019 and a description to be adapted thereto.