T 0985/11 (Delta-4 desaturase/ABBOTT) of 9.9.2015

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T098511.20150909
Date of decision: 09 September 2015
Case number: T 0985/11
Application number: 02731579.5
IPC class: A01H 1/00
A01H 5/00
A23D 9/00
A61K 31/20
C07C 53/00
C07H 21/04
C12N 9/02
C12N 1/20
C12N 5/02
C12N 15/00
C12P 7/64
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 470 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Delta-4 desaturase genes and uses thereof
Applicant name: Abbott Laboratories
Opponent name: BASF Plant Science GmbH
Board: 3.3.04
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 84
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)
European Patent Convention Art 112(1)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(3)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(6)
European Patent Convention R 115(2)
Keywords: Main request, auxiliary requests 1 and 2 - inventive step (no)
Auxiliary request 3 - inventive step (yes)
Remittal (yes)
Referral (no)
Catchwords:

see reasons, points 21 to 35

Cited decisions:
T 0111/00
T 0109/02
T 0181/02
T 0776/05
T 0651/08
T 2294/08
T 0018/09
Citing decisions:
-

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t110985eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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