T 0890/02 (Chimeric gene/Bayer) of 14.10.2004

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T089002.20041014
Date of decision: 14 October 2004
Case number: T 0890/02
Application number: 96920888.3
IPC class: C12N 15/82
Language of proceedings: FR
Distribution: A
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 120 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: DE | EN | FR
Versions: OJ
Title of application: -
Applicant name: Bayer CropScience S.A.
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.08
Headnote: Whilst not being stricto sensu encyclopaedias or handbooks, databases (a) which are known to the skilled person as an adequate source for obtaining the required information, (b) from which this information may be retrieved without undue burden and (c) which provide it in a straightforward and unambiguous manner without any need for supplementary searches represent the common general knowledge of the skilled person as defined in the case law (see reasons, point 9), and can be taken into account as such in deciding whether the teaching of a document which prima facie destroys novelty is sufficient to be reproducible.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 83
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 112(1)
Keywords: Main request - novelty (no)
Auxiliary request - novelty (yes) - inventive step (yes) - sufficient disclosure (yes)
Question referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - no
Substantial procedural violation - (no)
Catchwords:

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