T 1153/05 (Enzyme granule/GENENCOR) of 31.10.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T115305.20071031
- Date of decision
- 31 October 2007
- Case number
- T 1153/05
- Online on
- 3 December 2007
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99958956.7
- IPC class
- C11D 3/386
- 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
- Fluidized bed low density granule
- Applicant name
- GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (main request) - no: obvious modification of the prior art
Admissibility (auxiliary requests I and II) - no: late filed and not prima facie allowable
Inventive step (auxiliary request III) - yes: non-obvious modification - Catchword
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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 department with the order to grant a patent on the basis of claims 1 to 8 according to auxiliary request III and a description to be adapted.