T 1120/00 (Soybean desaturase/DU PONT) of 22.10.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T112000.20041022
- Date of decision
- 22 October 2004
- Case number
- T 1120/00
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91909981.2
- IPC class
- C12N 15/53
- 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
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Nucleotide sequence of soybean stearoyl-ACP desaturase gene
- Applicant name
- E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Calgene LLC
- Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(4) 1973
- Keywords
- Main request, auxiliary requests 1 and 2 - novelty (no)
Auxiliary request 3 - added subject-matter (no)
Extension of protection (no)
Novelty (yes) - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 3 filed at the oral proceedings on 22 October 2004 and a description to be adapted thereto.