T 1627/22 (Compositions/GERVAIS DANONE) of 22.07.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T162722.20240722
- Date of decision
- 22 July 2024
- Case number
- T 1627/22
- Online on
- 13 September 2024
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 15839068.2
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING WHEY PROTEIN AND GUM ARABIC
- Applicant name
- Compagnie Gervais Danone
- Opponent name
- Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)
- Keywords
- Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Inventive step - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited 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 as amended in the following version:
- claims 1-15 according to auxiliary request 4 filed with the statement of grounds of appeal
- description of the patent specification with the exception of paragraphs [0015], [0037] and [0066], which are replaced with the amended paragraphs of the description for auxiliary requests 4 & 18 filed with the submission dated 15 April 2024