European Patent Office

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
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Application number
89908939.5
IPC class
C12N 1/15
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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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
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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.