European Patent Office

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
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Application number
90200678.2
IPC class
C07H 1/08
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
Process for isolating nucleic acid
Applicant name
Akzo Nobel N.V.
Opponent name
Eppendorf AG
Abbott Laboratories
Board
3.3.08
Headnote
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Keywords
Added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0010/91
Citing cases
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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.