European Patent Office

T 2516/19 (CRISPR/THE BROAD INSTITUTE, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE) of 05.03.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T251619.20240305
Date of decision
5 March 2024
Case number
T 2516/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
15154539.9
IPC class
C12N 15/63
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
Engineering of systems, methods and optimized guide compositions for sequence manipulation
Applicant name
The Broad Institute, Inc.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
President and Fellows of Harvard College
Opponent name
Boxall Intellectual Property Management Limited
CRISPR Therapeutics AG
Grund, Dr., Martin
Wächtershäuser & Hartz
Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB/
Blodig, Wolfgang
Sagittarius Intellectual Property LLP
Schlich, George
Storz, Dr. Ulrich
Jones Day
Board
3.3.08
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 87European Patent Convention Art 88European Patent Convention Art 89Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013
Keywords
Entitlement to priority - (yes)
Remittal to first instance
Remittal - (yes)
Referral of questions to the EBoA - (no)
Admission of late filed documents and arguments - (yes)
Catchword
Presumption of priority
Citing cases
T 0098/23

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The requests for referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal

are refused.

2. The decision under appeal is set aside.

3. The case is remitted to the Opposition Division for further

prosecution.