European Patent Office

T 0446/19 (Pepsin resistant alpha amylase in feed/DUPONT NUTRITION BIOSCIENCES) of 24.03.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T044619.20230324
Date of decision
24 March 2023
Case number
T 0446/19
Online on
13 December 2023
Petition for review of
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Application number
11745831.5
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A PEPSIN RESISTANT ALPHA AMYLASE
Applicant name
DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS
Opponent name
Novozymes A/S
DSM Nutritional Products AG
Board
3.3.08
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Admissibility of appeal - opponent 2
Admissibility of appeal - (no)
New lines of attacks - not admitted into the proceedings
Main request - meets the requirements of the EPC (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 appealed decision 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 18 of the main request filed with letter of 10 March 2023; sequence listing: 1 to 13 and drawings: sheets 1 to 8 of the patent specification; description: as indicated in the appealed decision.