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
- IPC class
- A23L 33/21A23L 33/17
- 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
- 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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- Cited cases
- G 0006/88G 0002/08T 0254/93T 0486/01T 1020/03T 0884/06T 1972/14T 0299/18T 1776/18T 2036/21
- 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