European Patent Office

T 0351/98 (HIV-I/CHIRON CORPORATION) vom 15.01.2002

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T035198.20020115
Datum der Entscheidung
15. Januar 2002
Aktenzeichen
T 0351/98
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
85307860.8
IPC-Klasse
C12N 15/48
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden und -mitglieder verteilt (B)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Recombinant proteins of viruses associated with lymphadenopathy syndrome and/or acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Name des Antragstellers
CHIRON CORPORATION
Name des Einsprechenden
Biotest AG
F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE & CO. Aktiengesellschaft
British Bio-technology Limited
Murex Biotech Limited
Akzo Pharma B.V.
Dade Behring Marburg GmbH
IMMUNO Aktiengesellschaft
Kammer
3.3.04
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Main request: added subject-matter (no), broadening of scope (no)
sufficiency of disclosure (yes), right to priority (yes)
Novelty (yes), Inventive step (yes)
Orientierungssatz
Disclaimer based solely on Article 54(3) EPC prior art document held allowable (see point 45), contrary to view expressed in decision T 323/97.

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the claims submitted as main request at the oral proceedings on 26. January 2001, pages 6-15, and 21 and 22 of the description as granted and pages 3 to 5, 16 to 20 and 23. of the description submitted as auxiliary request at the oral proceedings on 15 January 2002, and Figures 1 to 7 of the Figures as granted.