T 1038/00 (Apoptotic cells/NEXINS RESEARCH) of 26.03.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T103800.20020326
- Date of decision
- 26 March 2002
- Case number
- T 1038/00
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 95913946.0
- IPC class
- G01N 33/569
- 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
- A method for detecting and/or quantifying and/or separating apoptotic cells in or from a sample
- Applicant name
- NEXINS RESEARCH B.V.
- Opponent name
- (01) Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
(02) Miltenyi Biotec GmbH
(03) Roche Diagnostics GmbH - Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 105 1973European Patent Convention Art 114 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Intervention admissible (no)
Inventive step (no)
Admissibility of late filed set of claims (no) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1286/23
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside
2. The patent is revoked
3. The request by the other party I to be recognized as intervener and appellant is refused
4. The opposition fee and the appeal fee paid 14 March 2001 by the other party I are to be repaid.