T 2788/17 (Prebiotic formulation of human milk oligosaccharides) of 27.10.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T278817.20201027
- Date of decision
- 27 October 2020
- Case number
- T 2788/17
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 12707135.5
- IPC class
- A23L 1/308A23L 1/09A23L 1/30
- 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
- MODULATION OF GROWTH OF BIFIDOBACTERIA USING A COMBINATION OF OLIGOSACCHARIDES FOUND IN HUMAN MILK
- Applicant name
- Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
- Opponent name
- N.V. Nutricia
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 53(c) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 83 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 25(2) (2020)
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- Main request:
Subject-matter excluded from patentability - (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0110/18
- 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 main request filed with the letter dated 31 July 2020 and a description to be adapted thereto.
3. The appeal fee is reimbursed at 25%.