T 0636/21 (Keratinaceous material/TESSENDERLO) of 27.06.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T063621.20230627
- Date of decision
- 27 June 2023
- Case number
- T 0636/21
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 14744369.1
- 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
- METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROLYSED KERATINACEOUS MATERIAL
- Applicant name
- Tessenderlo Group NV
- Opponent name
- Mars, Incorporated
Société Bretagne Chimie Fine - Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure - product claims of main request (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - method claims of auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - auxiliary request (no)
Amendments - broadening of claim
Amendments - auxiliary request (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary request (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0003/14
- 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 auxiliary request 1 as submitted during the oral proceedings before the board (consisting of claims 1 to 9 of the main request, i.e. the set of claims held allowable by the opposition division) and a description to be adapted to this request.