T 0275/99 (Beverage/MONSANTO) of 25.07.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T027599.20000725
- Date of decision
- 25 July 2000
- Case number
- T 0275/99
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95923108.5
- IPC class
- A23L 2/52
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- 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
- Gellan gum beverage
- Applicant name
- Monsanto Company
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - yes - component of a composition not implicitly disclosed - abstract here insufficient
Procedural violation - no - right to be heard fulfilled by reference to the International Preliminary Examination Report (IPER)
Remittal - yes - examination of Article 56 EPC requires systematic approach - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- T 0587/02
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.
3. The appeal fee is not refunded.