T 0944/99 (Pesticidal toxins/MYCOGEN CORPORATION) of 10.12.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T094499.20021210
- Date of decision
- 10 December 2002
- Case number
- T 0944/99
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89304034.5
- 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
- Novel hybrid pesticidal toxins
- Applicant name
- MYCOGEN CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
- Board
- 3.3.08
- 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 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of disclaimer - main request - no accidental disclosure - (no)
Clarity - first and second auxiliary requests - (no)
Novelty - third auxiliary request - (yes)
Inventive step - third auxiliary request - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - 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 case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
claims: auxiliary request 3 filed at the oral proceedings (ie claims 1 to 27 for all Designated States except ES and claims 1 to 22 for ES);
description: pages 3, 4 and 22 as filed at the oral proceedings; page 3a filed on 17 March 1998; pages 5 to 21 and 23 to 26 as granted;
drawings: as granted.