T 2732/19 (Thickened nutritional compositions/ FRESENIUS) of 11.07.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T273219.20230711
- Date of decision
- 11 July 2023
- Case number
- T 2732/19
- Online on
- 13 September 2023
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 11725215.5
- IPC class
- A23L 29/256A61P 1/02A61K 35/20
- 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
- PRE-THICKENED COMPACT LIQUID NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION FOR DYSPHAGIA PATIENTS
- Applicant name
- N.V. Nutricia
- Opponent name
- Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83
- Keywords
- Auxiliary request VII: Sufficiency of Disclosure, Novelty and Inventive Step - (yes)
- Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 11, filed as auxiliary request VII with the letter dated 11 October 2018
- description:
- paragraphs [0001] to [0017], [0019], [0022] to [0033], [0035] to [0054] and [0056] to [0070] of the patent specification
- paragraphs [0018], [0020], [0021], [0034] and [0055] as filed by e-mail during the oral proceedings before the board