T 0985/96 (Crystallization/AJINOMOTO) of 09.03.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T098596.19990309
- Date of decision
- 9 March 1999
- Case number
- T 0985/96
- Online on
- 22 April 1999
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 92118534.4
- IPC class
- C07K 5/06
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Method for crystallization of alpha-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester
- Applicant name
- Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0475/92
- 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 first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
(a) claims 1 to 4 submitted during oral proceedings, and
(b) description pages 1 to 3 and column 5 of page 4, lines 1 to 45 as published, and
(c) drawings, Figures 1, 2(A) and 2(B) as published.