T 0915/10 (Soybean event/MONSANTO) of 11.6.2015

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T091510.20150611
Date of decision: 11 June 2015
Case number: T 0915/10
Application number: 06771226.5
IPC class: A01H 5/10
C12Q 1/68
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 474 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Soybean event MON89788 and methods for detection thereof
Applicant name: Monsanto Technology, LLC
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.04
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 53(b)
European Patent Convention Art 54
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 83
European Patent Convention Art 84
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention R 26(4)
European Patent Convention R 27(b)
European Patent Convention R 27(c)
Keywords: Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Exceptions to patentability - plant varieties (no)
Exceptions to patentability - essentially biological process for the production of plants (no)
Catchwords:

see Reasons 43 to 54.

Cited decisions:
G 0001/98
G 0002/07
G 0001/08
T 0065/82
T 0019/90
T 0356/93
T 1054/96
T 0315/03
T 0083/05
T 1242/06
T 0775/08
T 2239/08
Citing decisions:
T 0967/10
T 0068/13
T 1957/14

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