T 2516/10 of 07.03.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T251610.20130307
- Date of decision
- 7 March 2013
- Case number
- T 2516/10
- Online on
- 14 May 2013
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 98939488.7
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Dairy starter culture delivery system and use hereof
- Applicant name
- Chr. Hansen A/S
- Opponent name
- DuPont Nutrition BioSciences ApS
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 111European Patent Convention Art 123
- Keywords
- Substantial procedural violation - no
Main and first auxiliary request: added subject-matter - yes
Second auxiliary request: novelty - no
Third auxiliary request: added subject-matter - no, clarity - yes, sufficiency - yes, novelty - yes
Remittal for further prosecution - Catchword
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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 for consideration of inventive step on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 8 filed with the appellant's letter dated 7 February 2013.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.