T 0280/00 (Inhibin/GENENTECH) of 06.02.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T028000.20030206
- Date of decision
- 6 February 2003
- Case number
- T 0280/00
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 86307586.7
- IPC class
- C12N 15/16
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Nucleic acid encoding the alpha or beta chains of inhibin and method for synthesizing polypeptides using such nucleic acid
- Applicant name
- GENENTECH, INC.
- Opponent name
- Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 87 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - sufficiency of disclosure - yes
Priority rights - yes
Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0937/02
ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
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 following documents:
Claims 1 to 51 for BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE;
claims 1 to 51 for LU; claims 1 to 43 for GR; claims 1 to 43 for AT, ES as filed at oral proceedings on 6. February 2003;
Description: pages 6 and 7 as filed at oral proceedings on 6 February 2003 and pages 3 to 5, 8 to 23 as granted; and
Figures as granted.