T 2251/14 () of 10.7.2018

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T225114.20180710
Date of decision: 10 July 2018
Case number: T 2251/14
Application number: 06846849.5
IPC class: A23K 1/16
A23L 1/29
A23L 1/30
A23L 1/302
A23L 1/308
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 460 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: METHOD FOR MODIFYING GUT FLORA IN ANIMALS
Applicant name: Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
Opponent name: THE IAMS COMPANY
Board: 3.3.09
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 54(5)
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)
European Patent Convention Art 100(c)
European Patent Convention Art 114(2)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords: Added subject-matter - no
Admittance of late-filed document - no
Sufficiency of disclosure - yes
Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
G 0005/83
G 0010/91
T 0254/93
T 0241/95
T 0836/01
T 0609/02
T 0466/05
T 0406/06
T 1549/07
T 0923/09
T 1685/10
T 0734/12
Citing decisions:
-

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t142251eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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