T 2316/19 (Emulsifier system/NESTLÉ) of 11.01.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T231619.20230111
- Date of decision
- 11 January 2023
- Case number
- T 2316/19
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 13817687.0
- IPC class
- A23L 29/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- EMULSIFIER SYSTEM
- Applicant name
- Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
- Opponent name
- Koninklijke Douwe Egberts BV
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 69(1)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Amendments - allowable (yes)
Protection conferred extended - (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative - 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 the following version:
- claims 1 to 12, filed as auxiliary request 3' with the letter dated 25 May 2022
- description:
- paragraphs 1 to 38 and 40 to 94 as filed during oral proceedings before the opposition division
- paragraph 39 as filed by email during the oral proceedings before the board
- drawing sheets 1/3 to 3/3 of the patent specification.