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)
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- Decision in English
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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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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.