T 0104/00 (Morpholino-based oligonucleotides/ANTIVIRALS) of 11.12.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T010400.20031211
- Date of decision
- 11 December 2003
- Case number
- T 0104/00
- Online on
- 1 March 2004
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91902085.9
- IPC class
- C07D 413/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- 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
- Uncharged morpholino-based polymers having phosphorous- containing chiral intersubunit linkages
- Applicant name
- ANTIVIRALS INC.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - supported by the application as filed (yes)
Clarity (yes) - functional definition of limited class of chemical substituents partly structurally defined
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious solution - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The matter is remitted to the first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 19 submitted at the oral proceedings on 11 December 2003 and a description yet to be adapted thereto.