T 0946/02 (Separation of Proteins/NOVOZYMES) of 14.06.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T094602.20060614
- Date of decision
- 14 June 2006
- Case number
- T 0946/02
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94911856.6
- IPC class
- C07K 1/14
- 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
- Separation of Proteins
- Applicant name
- Novozymes A/S
- Opponent name
- GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Main request, auxiliary requests II, V, VIII, XI, XIA and XII - Sufficiency of disclosure (no)
Auxiliary request XIII - Added subject-matter (no), novelty, inventive step, sufficiency of disclosure (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
- T 1036/09
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent upon the basis of claims 1 to 6 of auxiliary request XIII filed during oral proceedings and a description yet to be adapted thereto.