T 1429/17 (Long-chain PUFA in plants/CSIRO) of 07.09.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T142917.20210907
- Date of decision
- 7 September 2021
- Case number
- T 1429/17
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 05733657.0
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- 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
- Synthesis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids by recombinant cells
- Applicant name
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- Opponent name
- BASF SE
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 87(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Priority - (no)
Inventive step - Main and auxiliary request 1 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 2 (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0002/98
- Citing cases
- -
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 set of claims of auxiliary request 3 as filed with the reply dated 4 January 2018 to appellant II's statement of grounds appeal, with a description to be adapted thereto.