T 0969/18 (Isoprenoids/AMYRIS) of 25.03.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T096918.20220325
- Date of decision
- 25 March 2022
- Case number
- T 0969/18
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 08832899.2
- IPC class
- C12P 7/04C12P 23/00C12N 15/52
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENOIDS
- Applicant name
- Amyris, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Main request - admission into the proceedings - (yes)
Requirements of the EPC met - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- 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 claims 1 to 16 of the main request, submitted as auxiliary request 1 on 2 November 2018, and a description to be adapted.