T 0542/04 (Soybean products/E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS) of 10.09.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T054204.20070910
- Date of decision
- 10 September 2007
- Case number
- T 0542/04
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 92922535.7
- IPC class
- A01H 5/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Soybean products with improved carbohydrate composition and soybean plants
- Applicant name
- E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention R 88 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - added matter, extension of scope of protection (no) - sufficiency, novelty, 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 23 filed at the oral proceedings
- description: pages 2, 3, 6 to 32 of the patent specification and pages 4 and 5 filed at the oral proceedings
- drawings: Figures 1A to 3 of the patent specification.