T 0626/00 (Framework-mutated antibodies/WELLCOME) of 30.09.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T062600.20040930
- Date of decision
- 30 September 2004
- Case number
- T 0626/00
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91907669.5
- IPC class
- C12P 21/08
- 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
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Framework mutated antibodies and their preparation
- Applicant name
- THE WELLCOME FOUNDATION LIMITED
- Opponent name
- Protein Design Labs, Inc.
Athena Neurosciences, Inc.
Genentech, Inc. - Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Main Request, Auxiliary Request 1 - added matter (yes)
Auxiliary Request 2 - sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0435/91
- Citing cases
- -
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 the following claims and a description to be adapted:
- claims 1 to 15 for the Contracting States: AT, BE, CH, LI, DE, DK, FR, GB, IT, LU, NL, SE.
- claims 1 to 15 for the Contracting States: ES, GR
filed at the oral proceedings of 30 September 2004 as "revised new auxiliary request No. 2".