European Patent Office

T 1909/22 (Process for preparing a meat-analogue food product/NESTLÉ) of 02.10.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T190922.20241002
Date of decision
2 October 2024
Case number
T 1909/22
Petition for review of
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Application number
16714285.0
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
A PROCESS FOR PREPARING A MEAT-ANALOGUE FOOD PRODUCT
Applicant name
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Opponent name
Coperion GmbH
Mars Incorporated
Board
3.3.09
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Inventive step (main request)
Inventive step - (no)
Discretion not to admit submission (auxiliary requests 3-9)
Discretion not to admit submission - requirements of Art. 12(3) RPBA 2020 met (no)
Amendment after summons (auxiliary requests 1 and 2)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.