T 1424/18 (Recombinant production of isoprenoids/AMYRIS) of 05.09.2022

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T142418.20220905
Date of decision: 5 September 2022
Case number: T 1424/18
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 07797800.5
IPC class: C12P 7/04 C12P 5/00 C12N 15/52 C12P 5/02
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: No distribution (D)
Download: Decision in English
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Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENOIDS
Applicant name: Amyris, Inc.
Opponent name: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Board: 3.3.08
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54 European Patent Convention Art 56 European Patent Convention Art 83 European Patent Convention Art 84 European Patent Convention Art 87 European Patent Convention R 80
Keywords: Main request - requirements of the EPC complied with - (yes)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: G 0001/03 T 0292/85 T 0063/06 T 0608/07 T 0177/08 T 0593/09 T 0197/10 T 2221/10 T 1646/12 T 1811/13 T 0061/14 T 1406/14 T 0388/15
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

- claims 1 to 10 of the main request submitted with appellant's letter dated 1 March 2022, and

- a description and figures as granted but with replacement description pages 3, 4, and 20 submitted with appellant's letter dated 1 March 2022 and with replacement page 3a submitted with appellant's letter dated 3 March 2022.