European Patent Office

T 1147/01 (PRRS Vaccine/AKZO NOBEL N.V.) of 16.06.2004

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T114701.20040616
Date of decision
16 June 2004
Case number
T 1147/01
Petition for review of
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Application number
92920950.0
IPC class
A61K 39/12
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
Porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome (PRRS) vaccine and diagnostic
Applicant name
Akzo Nobel N.V.
Opponent name
Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
Cyanamid Iberica
Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek (SDLO)
Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Keywords
Main request to 4th Auxiliary request - Inventive step (no)
5th Auxiliary Request: added subject-matter (no), sufficiency of disclosure (yes) - Inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0193/07

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The appeal of appellant II is rejected as inadmissible.

2. The decision under appeal is set aside.

3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the sole claim for all designated countries of auxiliary request V filed during oral proceedings and a description to be adapted.