T 0205/17 (Improving mental capacity of aged canine pets/HILL'S) of 12.01.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T020517.20210112
- Date of decision
- 12 January 2021
- Case number
- T 0205/17
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01988317.2
- IPC class
- A23K 20/142A23K 50/00A61K 31/34A23K 10/40A61K 31/355A23K 20/158A61K 31/385A23K 20/174A23K 50/40
- 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
- AGED COMPANION PET DIET
- Applicant name
- Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
The IAMS Company - Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(3) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(3) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(5) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 83 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)European Patent Convention R 80 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 25(2) (2020)
- Keywords
- Auxiliary request 2:
Admission - (yes)
Added subject matter - (no)
Extension of the scope of protection - (no)
Clarity - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Validity of the priority right - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (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 as amended according to the claims of the second auxiliary request filed with the reply to the grounds of appeal dated 31 August 2017, and a description to be adapted accordingly.