T 0086/20 (Gelled food concentrate/PREMIER FOODS) of 16.02.2023

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T008620.20230216
Date of decision: 16 February 2023
Case number: T 0086/20
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 12753210.9
IPC class: A23L 29/231 A23L 27/10 A23L 23/10 A23L 29/20 A23L 23/00
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: No distribution (D)
Download: Decision in English
OJ versions: No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: GELLED FOOD CONCENTRATE
Applicant name: Premier Foods Group Limited
Opponent name: UNILEVER N.V. / UNILEVER PLC
Board: 3.3.09
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 56 European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords: Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - appealed decision sufficiently reasoned (yes)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: T 0075/91 T 1557/07
Citing cases: -

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The European patent is revoked.

3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.