T 0147/23 (Coffee Particles/NESTLÉ) of 27.11.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T014723.20241127
- Date of decision
- 27 November 2024
- Case number
- T 0147/23
- Online on
- 3 December 2024
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16779040.1
- 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
- PROCESS FOR MICRONIZING COFFEE PARTICLES
- Applicant name
- Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
- Opponent name
- Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 101(3)(a)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)
- Keywords
- Main request: novelty - (yes); inventive step - (no)
Auxiliary request 1: novelty and inventive step - (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 on the basis of the claims according to auxiliary request 1 as filed with the statement setting out the grounds of appeal and a description to be adapted thereto, if necessary.