T 0470/04 (Deprotection agent/AFFYMETRIX) of 12.06.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T047004.20070612
- Date of decision
- 12 June 2007
- Case number
- T 0470/04
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96300860.2
- IPC class
- B01J 19/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Printing molecular library arrays
- Applicant name
- Affymetrix, Inc. (a Delaware Corporation)
- Opponent name
- PamGene B.V.
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10b(1)(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11(3)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of request submitted during oral proceedings: yes
Inventive step (yes): not obvious modification of prior art method - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain a patent with claims 1 to 15 as filed during oral proceedings before the Board and a description to be adapted.