European Patent Office

T 1863/21 (Enhancement of oral tolerance/NUTRICIA) of 29.04.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T186321.20240429
Date of decision
29 April 2024
Case number
T 1863/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
11723272.8
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
NON-DIGESTIBLE OLIGOSACCHARIDES FOR ORAL INDUCTION OF TOLERANCE AGAINST DIETARY PROTEINS
Applicant name
N.V. Nutricia
Opponent name
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Board
3.3.09
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
Keywords
Late-filed evidence - error in use of discretion at first instance (no)
Claim construction - mechanism of action
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - after amendment
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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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 with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto

- Claims 1 to 11 filed as auxiliary request 6 with the letter dated 18 February 2020