T 2239/08 (Rice/BAYER) of 10.01.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T223908.20130110
- Date of decision
- 10 January 2013
- Case number
- T 2239/08
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99971448.8
- IPC class
- C12N 15/82A01H 5/10
- 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
- Glufosinate tolerant rice
- Applicant name
- Bayer CropScience NV
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 53(b)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Elite event with elements of surprise created in a non-obvious way: inventive step (yes) - see points (10) - (21)
- 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 examining division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of claims 1 to 2 of the main request filed at the oral proceedings and the description yet to be adapted thereto.