T 2004/21 (Mouthwatering chewing gum/WRIGLEY) of 05.12.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T200421.20231205
- Date of decision
- 5 December 2023
- Case number
- T 2004/21
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 09748165.9
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- Abstract on EPC2000 Art 056
- Application title
- CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS PROVIDING AN INCREASED HYDRATION SENSATION
- Applicant name
- Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
- Opponent name
- Fertin Pharma A/S
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83
- Keywords
- Main request: Added subject matter - (no); Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes): Inventive step - (yes)
- Catchword
- Formulation of a problem based on an effect neither mentioned nor suggested in the prior art documents avoiding ex-post facto analysis (Reasons 3.11 to 3.16)
- Cited cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.