T 0362/06 of 23.10.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T036206.20081023
- Date of decision
- 23 October 2008
- Case number
- T 0362/06
- Online on
- 15 December 2008
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93923347.4
- IPC class
- A23L 1/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for the heterotrophic production of microbial products with high concentrations of omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids
- Applicant name
- MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- Nutrinova Nutrition Specialties & Food Ingredients GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Sufficiency - yes
Inventive step - yes - Catchword
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- Cited 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 Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of:
(a) Claims 1 to 11 of the request filed during the oral proceedings;
(b) figures 1 to 8 as granted;
and after any necessary consequential adaptation of the description.