T 1935/16 (Plants resistant to fungal pathogens/DUPONT) of 24.11.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T193516.20201124
- Date of decision
- 24 November 2020
- Case number
- T 1935/16
- Online on
- 18 February 2021
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 06740467.3
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Polynucleotides and methods for making plants resistant to fungal pathogens
- Applicant name
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.
University of Delaware - Opponent name
- Limagrain Europe
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 53(b) (2007)
- Keywords
- Main and auxiliary reqest 1: Inventive step - (no)
Auxiliary request 2: Exceptions to patentability - essentially biological process for the production of plants (no) - 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 set of claims of auxiliary request 2, filed as auxiliary request 8 with letter dated 4 November 2020, and a description and drawings to be adapted thereto.