T 0441/93 (Cloning in Kluyveromyces/GIST BROCADES) of 27.3.1996

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1996:T044193.19960327
Date of decision: 27 March 1996
Case number: T 0441/93
Application number: 83200714.0
IPC class: C12N 15/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
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Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Cloning system for Kluyveromyces species
Applicant name: GIST-BROCADES N.V.
Opponent name: RHONE-POULENC SANTE
Board: 3.3.04
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 87
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 88
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 89
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 114(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 71a
Keywords: Priority (no) - multiple priorities for one claim
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Catchwords:

If the Board concludes that a person skilled in the art would expect to have to perform scientific research rather than routine work in order to transfer a technology previously set up in one field of research to a neighbouring field, then inventive step may be acknowledged.

Cited decisions:
G 0003/93
T 0060/89
T 0455/91
T 0500/91
T 0223/92
Citing decisions:
T 0475/96
T 0476/09
T 0557/13

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