T 1242/06 (Tomatoes III/STATE OF ISRAEL) of 08.12.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T124206.20151208
- Date of decision
- 8 December 2015
- Case number
- T 1242/06
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 00940724.8
- 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
- T 1242/06 Tomaten/STAAT ISRAEL 2008-04-04T 1242/06 Tomatoes/STATE OF ISRAEL 2008-04-04T 1242/06 Tomates/ETAT D'ISRAEL 2008-04-04T 1242/06 Tomatoes/STATE OF ISRAEL 2008-04-04T 1242/06 Tomatoes II/STATE OF ISRAEL 2012-05-31T 1242/06 Tomatoes II/STATE OF ISRAEL 2012-05-31T 1242/06 Tomates II/ÉTAT D'ISRAËL 2012-05-31T 1242/06 Tomaten II/STAAT ISRAEL 2012-05-31
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Method for breeding tomatoes having reduced water content and product of the method
- Applicant name
- State of Israel - Ministry of Agriculture
- Opponent name
- Unilever N.V.
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 112European Patent Convention Art 113European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 53(b)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention R 115(2)European Patent Convention R 31Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 8(2)
- Keywords
- "Auxiliary request I - exception to patentability (no), sufficiency of disclosure, novelty, inventive step (yes)"
- Catchword
- see points 8 and 9
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 the claims of auxiliary request I as filed during the oral proceedings on 8 November 2011 before the board of appeal and a description to be adapted thereto.