T 0036/00 (Proteinase deficient fungi/GENENCOR) of 02.10.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T003600.20031002
- Date of decision
- 2 October 2003
- Case number
- T 0036/00
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 89908939.5
- IPC class
- C12N 1/15
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Aspartic proteinase deficient filamentous fungi
- Applicant name
- GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- Opponent name
- (01) Unilever N.V.
(02) NOVOZYMES A/S
(03) Primalco Ltd. - Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - broadening of claims (no)
Novelty and inventive step (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0019/90
- Citing cases
- T 0601/05
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The matter is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the claims filed at the oral proceedings on 2 October 2003 and the description and Figures as granted.