T 0411/02 (CTL4A receptor/BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB) of 07.11.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T041102.20061107
- Date of decision
- 7 November 2006
- Case number
- T 0411/02
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 92914009.3
- IPC class
- C12N 15/62
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- CTL4A Receptor, fusion proteins containing it and uses thereof
- Applicant name
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- Opponent name
- Genetics Institute
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 78(2) 1973European Patent Convention R 83(4) 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of the appeals (yes)
Admission into the proceedings of documents (yes)
Admission into the proceedings of requests (yes)
Main request - added matter (yes)
Auxiliary request 1 - extention of scope of protection (yes)
Auxiliary request 2b - added matter, extention of scope of protection (no), clarity, sufficiency, novelty, inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0305/07
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The appeal of appellant I is admissible.
2. The decision under appeal is set aside.
3. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of:
- claims 1-12 of the New Auxiliary request 2b (AT, BE, ...) submitted on 6 November 2006 at the oral proceedings, for all designated states except GR and ES,
- claims 1-12 of Auxiliary Request 2b (GR), submitted on 7 November 2006 at the oral proceedings, for GR,
- claims 1-12 of Auxiliary Request 2b (ES), submitted on 7 November 2006 at the oral proceedings, for ES,
- amended pages 3, 3a, 4 and 9 of the description of EP 0 606 217 B1 dated 7 November 2006,
- pages 2, 5-8, 10-25 of the patent EP 0 606 217 B1,
- figures 1-10 of the patent EP 0 606 217 B1.