T 0281/86 (Preprothaumatin) of 27.1.1988

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1988:T028186.19880127
Date of decision: 27 January 1988
Case number: T 0281/86
Application number: 81201355.5
IPC class: C12N 15/29
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 559 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | Published
Title of application: -
Applicant name: Unilever
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.02
Headnote: There is no requirement under Article 83 EPC to the effect that a specifically described example of a process must be exactly repeatable. Variations in the constitution of an agent (here: genetic precursor) used in a process are immaterial to the sufficiency of the disclosure provided the claimed process reliably leads to the desired product (cf. point 6 of the Reasons).
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 83
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 84
European Patent Convention 1973 R 28
Keywords: Sufficiency of disclosure
Biological macromolecules
Identical repeatability of examples
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
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Citing decisions:
T 0283/86
T 0299/86
T 0816/90
T 0604/92
T 0923/92
T 0412/93
T 0919/94
T 0639/95
T 0260/98
T 2146/09
T 1598/15

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t860281ex1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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