European Patent Office

T 2838/19 (CRISPR complex/THE BROAD INSTITUTE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE) of 06.05.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T283819.20240506
Date of decision
6 May 2024
Case number
T 2838/19
Online on
2 July 2024
Petition for review of
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Application number
13814364.9
IPC class
C12N 15/63
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Engineering and optimization of improved systems, methods and enzyme 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
Wilding, James Roger
Schlich, George
COHAUSZ & FLORACK
Grund, Martin, Dr.
Board
3.3.08
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
Keywords
Claims as granted (main request) and auxiliary requests 2 to 37
Claims - added subject-matter
Claims - (yes)
Admittance of auxiliary requests 1 and 38 to 45 - exceptional circumstances (no)
Catchword
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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 patent is revoked.