| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T043210.20121219 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 19 December 2012 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0432/10 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 98913414.3 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | A61K 31/715 A61K 45/06 A23K 1/16 A23K 1/18 A61P 3/08 |
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| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | B | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Process for improving glucose metabolism, satiety, and nutrient absorption in companion animals | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | THE IAMS COMPANY | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | NESTEC S.A. | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.3.02 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Sufficiency of disclosure - (no): invention as claimed not workable | ||||||||
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There is insufficiency of disclosure if the skilled person, taking into account the entire teaching of the patent, is not able to rework an invention which is defined in the claims in a completely clear and comprehensible manner, unless he disregards a meaningful feature thereof. |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t100432eu1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021