T 0494/03 (Transgenic wheat/SYNGENTA) of 18.05.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T049403.20050518
- Date of decision
- 18 May 2005
- Case number
- T 0494/03
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 94903608.1
- IPC class
- C12N 15/82
- 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
- Methods for stable transformation of wheat
- Applicant name
- Syngenta Participations AG
- Opponent name
- Bayer Bioscience N.V.
Monsanto Company
Advanta Seeds - Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 87 1973European Patent Convention Art 88 1973European Patent Convention R 88 1973
- Keywords
- - correction allowable under Rule 88 EPC - yes
- main request - added subject-matter - no
- main request - novelty and inventive step - yes - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0680/08
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. Paragraph [0027] of the patent is corrected as requested by appellant I.
3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the main request and pages 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 of the description filed during the oral proceedings, and pages 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the description and figures as granted.