T 0738/23 (Triglycerides for treating anxiety/ NESTLE) of 12.05.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T073823.20250512
- Date of decision
- 12 May 2025
- Case number
- T 0738/23
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16703463.6
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- 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
- MEDIUM CHAIN FATTY ACIDS AND THEIR TRIGLYCERIDES FOR TREATING ANXIETY
- Applicant name
- Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
- Opponent name
- N.V. NUTRICIA
- Board
- 3.3.07
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83
- Keywords
- Main request - Inventive step (Yes)
Main request and auxiliary request 1 - Claim 3 not novel
Auxiliary request 2 - Novelty and Inventive Step (Yes)
Auxiliary request 2 - Amendments (Yes)
Auxiliary request 2 - Sufficiently disclosed (Yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 2 filed on 15 September 2023, and a description to be adapted if necessary.