T 0362/97 (Glyphosate formulations/MONSANTO) of 25.10.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T036297.20001025
- Date of decision
- 25 October 2000
- Case number
- T 0362/97
- Online on
- 4 December 2000
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 88870068.9
- IPC class
- A01N 25/30
- 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
- Improved glyphosate formulations
- Applicant name
- MONSANTO EUROPE S.A.
- Opponent name
- ZENECA Limited
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Amended claims of the main request: acceptable under the terms of Article 123(2) and (3) EPC
Inventive step (not decided): remittal to the department of first instance - 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 department of first instance for further prosecution on the basis of claims 1 to 6 submitted as the main request during the oral proceedings.