European Patent Office

T 1540/21 (Infant formulas containing DHA and lutein II/ABBOTT) of 23.02.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T154021.20230223
Date of decision
23 February 2023
Case number
T 1540/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
10189228.9
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Infant formulas containing docosahexaenoic acid and lutein
Applicant name
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Opponent name
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Board
3.3.09
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Novelty - (no)
Novelty - availability to the public
Novelty - enabling disclosure
Amendment to case - amendment admitted (yes)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0438/19T 0439/24

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.