T 0525/96 (Homogenisation/UNILEVER) of 11.8.2000

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T052596.20000811
Date of decision: 11 August 2000
Case number: T 0525/96
Application number: 90203451.1
IPC class: A23L 1/19
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Non-dairy creams
Applicant name: UNILEVER N.V., et al
Opponent name: Stichting Behartiging Octrooibelangen
Board: 3.3.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 R 55(c)
Keywords: Main request - inventive step (no): obvious alternative process
First auxiliary request - power of the board to examine a product-by-process claim not explicitly opposed (yes)
Inventive step: (no)
Second auxiliary request - not object of opposition
Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:
G 0009/91
Citing decisions:
T 0907/03

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