European Patent Office

T 0584/22 (Nutritional composition /AJINOMOTO) of 24.09.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T058422.20240924
Date of decision
24 September 2024
Case number
T 0584/22
Online on
20 December 2024
Petition for review of
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Application number
09830480.1
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
Nutrient Composition
Applicant name
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Opponent name
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
Keywords
Main request, auxiliary requests 1 and 3 - inventive step - obvious alternative
Auxiliary request 2 - late-filed request - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Auxiliary request 4 - added subject-matter (no)
Auxiliary request 4 - inventive step - non-obvious alternative
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0332/87
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 in amended form with the following claims and a description adapted thereto if necessary:

Claims 1 to 9 of auxiliary request 4 filed with the statement of grounds of appeal.