T 0222/22 (PREVENTING BACTERIA ADHESION/Novozymes) of 13.01.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T022222.20250113
- Date of decision
- 13 January 2025
- Case number
- T 0222/22
- Online on
- 5 February 2025
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 13801595.3
- IPC class
- C11D 3/386C11D 3/48
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- PREVENTING ADHESION OF BACTERIA
- Applicant name
- Novozymes A/S
- Opponent name
- Danisco US Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious modification - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 4 of auxiliary request 1 as submitted with the reply to the appeal, and the description to be adapted, where appropriate.