T 0578/21 (Compositions for treating inflammation in infants/NESTEC) of 20.01.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T057821.20230120
- Date of decision
- 20 January 2023
- Case number
- T 0578/21
- Online on
- 17 February 2023
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 12770505.1
- IPC class
- A23D 9/00A61K 35/00A23L 33/21A23L 33/135A61P 1/00A61K 31/7016A61P 1/14A61K 35/747A61K 31/702A23L 33/00A23L 33/115A61K 35/745A61K 31/202
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- COMPOSITION FOR USE IN THE PROMOTION OF INTESTINAL ANGIOGENESIS AND OF NUTRIENT ABSORPTION AND OF ENTERAL FEEDING TOLERANCE AND/OR IN THE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF INTESTINAL INFLAMMATION AND/OR IN THE RECOVERY AFTER INTESTINAL INJURY AND SURGERY
- 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 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Auxiliary Request 5: Added subject-matter - (no); inventive step - (yes); admission of late submissions - (no)
- 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 on the basis of claims 1 to 9 according to auxiliary request 5, submitted with the reply to the statement setting out the grounds of appeal, and a description yet to be adapted.