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
- IPC class
- A61K 45/06A61K 31/198A61P 39/06A61K 33/30A61K 31/4172A61K 31/355A61P 13/12A61P 29/00A61K 33/04A23L 33/18A23L 2/52A61P 9/10A23L 33/185A61P 3/00A61K 31/375A23L 33/15A23L 33/12A23L 33/175A23L 2/66A61K 38/00A61K 31/20
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- 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
- 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.