T 1054/97 (Insects control/AVENTIS) of 08.11.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T105497.20001108
- Date of decision
- 8 November 2000
- Case number
- T 1054/97
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91108536.3
- IPC class
- C12N 15/32
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Modifying plants by genetic engineering to combat or control insects
- Applicant name
- Aventis CropScience N.V.
- Opponent name
- Agrigenetics LP
Novartis AG Patent and Trademark Dept. - Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request - no
Inventive step - first and second auxiliary request - no, third auxiliary request - yes - Catchword
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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 requested correction of claim 1 is allowed.
3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the third auxiliary request filed on 9 November with a description to be adapted thereto.