T 0340/00 (Thermostable enzyme/HOFFMANN-La ROCHE) of 09.02.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T034000.20050209
- Date of decision
- 9 February 2005
- Case number
- T 0340/00
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 89902422.8
- IPC class
- C12N 15/54
- 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
- Purified thermostable enzyme
- Applicant name
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
- Opponent name
- Bioline (UK) Ltd.
- Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of a new ground of opposition on appeal (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0824/08
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 with claims 1 to 18 as filed in the oral proceedings and description and figures as granted.