European Patent Office

T 0504/23 (Starter culture composition/DSM) of 05.06.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T050423.20250605
Date of decision
5 June 2025
Case number
T 0504/23
Petition for review of
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Application number
11794142.7
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Starter culture composition
Applicant name
DSM IP Assets B.V.
Opponent name
Chr. Hansen A/S (opposition withdrawn)
CSK Food Enrichment B.V. (opposition withdrawn)
DuPont Nutrition BioSciences ApS
Board
3.3.08
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(6)
Keywords
Novelty - (no)
Claims - product-by-process claims
Late-filed request - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed request - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.