T 0333/97 (Somatic changes/MONSANTO) of 5.10.2000

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T033397.20001005
Date of decision: 05 October 2000
Case number: T 0333/97
Application number: 86307850.7
IPC class: C12N 15/11
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Effecting somatic changes in plants through the use of negative strand RNAS
Applicant name: MONSANTO COMPANY
Opponent name: Novartis AG
Calgene Inc.
Board: 3.3.04
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
Keywords: Inventive step (no)
Catchwords:

-

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T 0753/00
T 0542/03
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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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