T 0285/01 (Bone resorption/WASHINGTON RESEARCH FOUNDATION) of 03.06.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T028501.20040603
- Date of decision
- 3 June 2004
- Case number
- T 0285/01
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 88909905.7
- IPC class
- G01N 33/68
- 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
- Assay of a body fluid for measuring bone resorption
- Applicant name
- Washington Research Foundation
- Opponent name
- Osteometer Biotech A/S
F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE & CO. Aktiengesellschaft
Metra Biosystems Inc. - Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 29(6) 1973
- Keywords
- Main request: allowable amendments (yes)
Clarity (yes)
Inventive step (no)
First auxiliary request: clarity (no)
Second auxiliary request: sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0117/04
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent with the following documents:
- Claims 1 to 10 of the 2nd auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings;
- Amended description pages 2, 4 to 11, filed during the oral proceedings; page 3 of the description as granted;
- Figures 1 to 4B as granted.