T 0627/01 (Secretion of proteins/GENENTECH, INC.) of 27.11.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T062701.20021127
- Date of decision
- 27 November 2002
- Case number
- T 0627/01
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 83301269.3
- IPC class
- C12N 15/62
- 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
- Expression, processing and secretion of heterologous protein by yeast
- Applicant name
- GENENTECH, INC.
- Opponent name
- Behringwerke Aktiengesellschaft
DSM Gist Holding B.V.
Novo Nordisk A/S
The Green Cross Corporation - Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - inventive step - yes
- Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The matter is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the following basis:
Claims: claims of main request submitted on 27. September 2002.
Description: pages 2 and 3 as submitted in the main request on 27 September 2002,
pages 4 to 16 as granted.
Figures: as granted.