T 1075/96 (Non-dairy creams/UNILEVER) of 25.11.1998

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T107596.19981125
Date of decision: 25 November 1998
Case number: T 1075/96
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 91200898.4
IPC class: A23L 1/19
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen (C)
Download: Decision in English
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Application title: Whippable non-dairy creams
Applicant name: Unilever N.V., et al
Opponent name: Macphie of Glenbervie Ltd.
Remia B.V.
Board: 3.3.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54 1973 European Patent Convention Art 83 1973 European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
Keywords: Sufficiency yes: Product defined in terms of its composition, additional functional technical feature in claim 1 reproducible on the basis of the disclosure of the invention
Novelty yes: subject-matter of claim 1 not directly and unambiguously derivable from the cited prior art
Remittal to the department of first instance: inventive step of claim 1 and patentability of claims 2 to 14 not examined in the decision of the opposition division
Catchword: -
Cited cases: G 0009/91 G 0010/91 T 0012/81 T 0124/87 T 0133/87
Citing cases: -

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance for further prosecution.