T 0609/90 (Protecting bacteria/ELI LILLY) of 06.10.1992
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1992:T060990.19921006
- Date of decision
- 6 October 1992
- Case number
- T 0609/90
- Online on
- 5 January 1993
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 83305058.6
- IPC class
- C12N 15/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method of protecting bacteria
- Applicant name
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes)
- Catchword
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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 first instance with the order to grant the patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 16 submitted on 9 July 1990 in appendix 1 to the grounds of appeal (main request), pages 1 to 31 and 33 to 46 of the description as published, page 32 of the description as amended by letter of 23 June 1986 and drawings as published.