T 0664/00 (Dough Products/PILLSBURY) du 28.11.2002
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T066400.20021128
- Date de la décision
- 28 novembre 2002
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0664/00
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 92915753.5
- Classe de la CIB
- A21D 6/00
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Distribuées aux présidents et aux membres des chambres de recours (B)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- Versions JO
- Aucun lien JO trouvé
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
- Yeast-leavened refrigerated dough products
- Nom du demandeur
- THE PILLSBURY COMPANY
- Nom de l'opposant
- Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
- Chambre
- 3.3.02
- Sommaire
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- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 108 1973European Patent Convention Art 122(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 57a 1973European Patent Convention R 78 1973
- Mots-clés
- Inability of a US expert to be present at the oral proceedings: no reason for adjournment
Re-establishment of the appellant's right to file its grounds of appeal (yes): loss of rights was an isolated mistake
Admissibility of late filed evidence (no): absence of evidence from a respondent no reason for an appellant, having the burden of attacking an appeal decision, for late filing of evidence
Main request, novelty (no): disclosure of starting cells and their conversion into yeast strains is prejudicial to the novelty of the latter
First auxiliary request: disclaimer solely based on Article 54(3) EPC prior art acceptable under Article 123(2) EPC - no referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Novelty (yes): distinguishing functional feature
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided:
1. The appellant is re-established in its rights.
2. The decision under appeal is set aside.
3. The case is remitted to the first instance for further prosecution.