European Patent Office

T 0191/22 (Lactic bacterium/HANSEN) of 14.05.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T019122.20240514
Date of decision
14 May 2024
Case number
T 0191/22
Petition for review of
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Application number
11703847.1
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
Lactic bacterium for texturizing food products selected on basis of phage resistance
Applicant name
Chr. Hansen A/S
Opponent name
DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS
Board
3.3.08
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
Keywords
Statement of grounds of appeal - party's complete appeal case (no)
Statement of grounds of appeal - reasons set out clearly and concisely (no)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1904/16
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 claims 1 to 4 of the main request, which was filed as auxiliary request 5 with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal, and the description and drawings of the specification to be adapted, as necessary.