T 0748/00 (Oligomer libraries/AFFYMAX) of 22.09.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T074800.20030922
- Date of decision
- 22 September 2003
- Case number
- T 0748/00
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92920422.0
- IPC class
- C07H 21/00
- 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
- Method of synthesizing diverse collections of oligomers
- Applicant name
- AFFYMAX TECHNOLOGIES N.V.
- Opponent name
- Pharmacopeia, Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention R 57a 1973
- Keywords
- Main request and first auxiliary requests - added subject- matter - yes
Second auxiliary request - sufficiency of disclosure - yes
Second auxiliary request - novelty and inventive step - yes - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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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 second auxiliary request filed with the statement of grounds of appeal and a description to be adapted thereto.