European Patent Office

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
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Application number
05733657.0
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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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
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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
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Cited cases
G 0002/98
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 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.