European Patent Office

T 0938/08 (Subtilisin/NOVOZYMES) of 15.04.2010

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T093808.20100415
Date of decision
15 April 2010
Case number
T 0938/08
Petition for review of
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Application number
99102452.2
IPC class
C12N 9/54
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
A mutated subtilisin protease
Applicant name
Novozymes A/S
Opponent name
Genencor International, Inc.
Board
3.3.08
Headnote
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Keywords
Main request: inventive step (no)
Auxiliary request 1: added matter (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1329/04
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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the auxiliary request 1 filed as auxiliary request 4 with letter dated 15 March 2010 and a description to be adapted thereto.