T 0341/14 (MONSANTO / GLYPHOSATE/AUXIN HERBICIDES) of 19.10.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T034114.20181019
- Date of decision
- 19 October 2018
- Case number
- T 0341/14
- Online on
- 14 December 2018
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05725288.4
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Application title
- HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING N-PHOSPHONOMETHYL GLYCINE AND AN AUXIN HERBICIDE
- Applicant name
- Monsanto Technology LLC
- Opponent name
- SYNGENTA LIMITED
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Amendments - allowable (yes)
Inventive step - main request and auxiliary requests I to IV (no)
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Inventive step - auxiliary request V (yes) - 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request V filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal, and a description to be adapted thereto.