T 2251/22 (Vanillin-producing microorganism/SYMRISE) of 12.03.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T225122.20250312
- Date of decision
- 12 March 2025
- Case number
- T 2251/22
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 12730447.5
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Microorganisms and methods for producing substituted phenols
- Applicant name
- Symrise AG
- Opponent name
- Ennolys
- Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request 1 (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - undue burden (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request 2 (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - undue burden (no)
Inventive step - reasonable expectation of success (no) - 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 decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form according to claims 1 to 9 of auxiliary request 2, filed as auxiliary request 6 with the reply to the appeal, and the description and drawings possibly to be adapted thereto.