T 0018/02 (Mutant alpha-amylase/GENENCOR) of 06.12.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T001802.20061206
- Date of decision
- 6 December 2006
- Case number
- T 0018/02
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94909609.3
- IPC class
- C12N 9/28
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Oxidatively stable alpha-amylase
- Applicant name
- GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- Opponent name
- NOVOZYMES A/S
- Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 158(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 158(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 87 1973European Patent Convention Art 89 1973
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- Admission of new evidence (no)
New request - admission into the proceedings (yes)
Added matter (no)
Clarity and sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Priority (yes)
Novelty and inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of claims 1 to 17 filed during oral proceedings and the description and figures 1 to 15 to be adapted thereto.