European Patent Office

T 0748/01 (HCV antigen I/INNOGENETICS) of 16.02.2005

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T074801.20050216
Date of decision
16 February 2005
Case number
T 0748/01
Petition for review of
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Application number
90124241.2
IPC class
C07K 14/18
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Synthetic antigens for the detection of antibodies to hepatitis C virus
Applicant name
Innogenetics N.V.
Opponent name
Chiron Corporation
Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Keywords
Main first to third auxiliary requests - inventive step (no)
Final auxiliary request 8 - inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 0362/04

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 basis of the claims of auxiliary request 8 submitted at oral proceedings on 16 February 2005 and a description still to be adapted thereto.

Registrar: Chair:

P. Cremona U. Kinkeldey