T 1127/00 (Ribozymes/GENE SHEARS) of 16.12.2003

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T112700.20031216
Date of decision: 16 December 2003
Case number: T 1127/00
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 88311816.8
IPC class: C12N 9/00
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: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Ribozymes
Applicant name: GENE SHEARS PTY LIMITED
Opponent name: Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Board: 3.3.08
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 123 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973 European Patent Convention Art 83 1973 European Patent Convention Art 84 1973 European Patent Convention Art 87 1973 European Patent Convention Art 88 1973 European Patent Convention Art 89 1973
Keywords: Main request -novelty (no)
First auxiliary request - added subject-matter (yes)
Second auxiliary request - novelty (yes), inventive step (no)
Third auxiliary request - novelty (yes), inventive step (yes), sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: G 0009/91 G 0010/91 G 0002/98 T 0939/92 T 0994/95
Citing cases: G 0001/15 T 0070/05 T 1553/06 T 0571/10 T 1222/11 T 0557/13

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 in amended form on the basis of the auxiliary request 3 filed during the oral proceedings, the description as amended during the oral proceedings and the drawings of the patent as granted.