T 1024/01 (Isolation of nucleic acid/AKZO) of 06.04.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T102401.20040406
- Date of decision
- 6 April 2004
- Case number
- T 1024/01
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 90200678.2
- IPC class
- C07H 1/08
- 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
- Process for isolating nucleic acid
- Applicant name
- Akzo Nobel N.V.
- Opponent name
- Eppendorf AG
Abbott Laboratories - Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0010/91
- Citing cases
- -
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 of the main request and description page 2a filed during the oral proceedings before the board, description pages 2, 2b, 4, filed during oral proceedings before the opposition division, description pages 1, 3, 5 to 16 of the patent specification.