European Patent Office (EPO) The appeal board has cleared the Dutch company Ojah A patent covering plant protein technology. Nestle was the main dissenter throughout the dissent process. It is investing heavily in this increasingly popular segment of the food retail market.

After Nestle filed a complaint, EPO The Appeals Board vacated the No EP 2 706 867 Patent No (Hereafter referred to EP 867) , The patent belongs to a meat protein manufacturer Ojah. in 4 The proceedings carried out in October led to the full revocation of the patent.

Nestle wins

prime, in 2021 years 3 In the proceedings of October, EPO Dissenting departments backed it up EP 867 Modified version of. In the program, Nestle and the French company Clextral Be the opposing party.

however, In the subsequent appeal procedure, The Committee found that all the filing requests lacked creativity. then, Committee direction Ojah Provides an opportunity, Have them withdraw all requests to file, And its approved patent background text. On the basis of "European Patent convention" The first 113 (2) article, The Appeal Board cannot make a well-founded determination on lack of creativity, However, the patent can be revoked on the grounds of lack of approved text.

The first 113 (2) clause: EPO The examination and adjudication of European patents in texts submitted to or agreed to by the patent owner shall be carried out only. In the present case, EPO There is no text available to review the patent.

A growing market

EP 867 Involve a kind of "Method for manufacturing structured protein compositions" , This is a combination of plant proteins (This refers to soy protein) A method of transforming into a meat-like structure. This process is integral in the development of meat alternatives, As more and more consumers shun meat, The importance of meat alternatives is growing. According to statistical software Statistica Data of, 2023 years, In Europe only, A market for meat substitutes was born 49. 7 Billions of dollars in revenue. On a global scale, Its value is 127. 5 Hundreds of millions of dollars, It is expected to grow every year 27. 78%. (Be compiled from www. juve-patent. com)

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