T 1052/02 (Immunochromatographic method/PACIFIC BIOTECH) of 03.05.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T105202.20050503
- Date of decision
- 3 May 2005
- Case number
- T 1052/02
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91904867.8
- IPC class
- C12Q 1/00
- 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
- Immunochromatographic assay and method of using same
- Applicant name
- PACIFIC BIOTECH INC.
- Opponent name
- UNILEVER N.V. / UNILEVER PLC
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - unallowable amendment - (yes)
First auxiliary request: filed at the oral proceedings - admissible - (yes); unallowalbe amendment - extention of scope of protection - (no); clarity - sufficiency of disclosure - novelty - inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
- T 2403/12
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 in the following version:
- claims 1 to 4 filed at the oral proceedings
- description : pages 2, 3 and 5 filed at the oral proceedings; page 4 of the patent specification;
- drawings of the patent specification.