T 1771/06 (Engineered potato/BASF) of 07.02.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T177106.20080207
- Date of decision
- 7 February 2008
- Case number
- T 1771/06
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 92901802.6
- IPC class
- C12N 15/56
- 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
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Genetically engineered modification of potato to form amylopectin-type starch
- Applicant name
- BASF Plant Science GmbH
- Opponent name
- Bayer BioScience GmbH
Cooperatieve Verkoop-en Productievereiniging van Aardappelmeel en Derivaten AVEBE B.A. - Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes
Sufficiency of disclosure - yes - Catchword
- - see points 1 to 5 (meaning of claim 1)
- 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the main request filed as second auxiliary request on 26 January 2007 and the description and figures to be adapted thereto.