European Patent Office

T 0505/00 (Anti-free PSA antibody/LILJA) of 25.03.2003

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T050500.20030325
Date of decision
25 March 2003
Case number
T 0505/00
Petition for review of
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Application number
91913019.5
IPC class
G01N 33/573
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Assay of free and complexed prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
Applicant name
LILJA, Hans, et al.
Opponent name
Centocor, Inc.
CIS Bio International
Bio Merieux S.A.
Diasorin S.r.l.
Diagnostics Products Corporation
Dade Behring Marburg GmbH
Board
3.3.08
Headnote
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Keywords
Added subject-matter - no
Novelty over alleged prior use - yes
Inventive step - yes
Sufficiency of disclosure - yes
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0748/00

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 maintain the patent on the following basis:

Claims: as submitted on 24 March 2003 during oral proceedings.

Description: as granted.

Drawings: as granted.