T 0870/02 (Transmembrane potentials/REGENTS CALIFORNIA) of 16.09.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T087002.20040916
- Date of decision
- 16 September 2004
- Case number
- T 0870/02
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96921410.5
- IPC class
- G01N 33/50
- 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
- Detection of transmembrane potentials by optical methods
- Applicant name
- The Regents of the University of California
- Opponent name
- Bayer AG
- Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - novelty (no)
First auxiliary request - novelty (yes), inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
- Claims of the first auxiliary request filed at the oral proceedings;
- Amended description;
- Drawings as granted.