European Patent Office

T 0386/23 (Nuclease-mediated genome editing/WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITEIT) of 27.03.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T038623.20250327
Date of decision
27 March 2025
Case number
T 0386/23
Online on
25 June 2025
Petition for review of
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Application number
16724290.8
IPC class
C12N 9/22
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
Nuclease-mediated genome editing
Applicant name
Wageningen Universiteit
Opponent name
Strawman Limited (opposition withdrawn)
James Poole Limited
Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Board
3.3.08
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 111(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Appealed decision - substantial procedural violation (no)
Appealed decision - reasoned (yes)
Remittal to the department of first instance (no)
Grounds for opposition - inventive step (no)
Statement of grounds of appeal - reasons set out clearly and concisely (no)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1577/07
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.