European Patent Office

T 0884/23 of 30.07.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T088423.20240730
Date of decision
30 July 2024
Case number
T 0884/23
Petition for review of
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Application number
10732464.2
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
HUMAN MILK FORTIFIER WITH HIGH PROTEIN AND LONG CHAIN POLY UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS FOR IMPROVING BODY ADIPOSE TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
Applicant name
N.V. Nutricia
Opponent name
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Board
3.3.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 53(c)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 54(5)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
Keywords
Novelty - novelty of use
Novelty - second (or further) medical use
Inventive step
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 case is remitted to the opposition division with the

order to maintain the patent in amended form with the

claims of auxiliary request 32 filed with the reply to

the statement of grounds of appeal, and a description to

be adapted thereto, where applicable.