T 1108/02 (Chromosome/REGENTS) of 13.07.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T110802.20060713
- Date of decision
- 13 July 2006
- Case number
- T 1108/02
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 90308718.7
- IPC class
- C12Q 1/68
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Methods and compositions for chromosome-specific staining
- Applicant name
- The Regents of the University of California
- Opponent name
- (01) Cytocell Ltd.
(02) DakoCytomation GmbH
(03) DakoCytomation Denmark A/S - Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 105 1973European Patent Convention Art 112(3) 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10aRules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 16
- Keywords
- Intervener 1 - admissibility of intervention during appeal proceedings (yes)
Intervener 2 - admissibility of intervention during appeal proceedings - first intervention (no) - second intervention (yes)
Decision G 0003/04 - immediately applicable (yes)
Exceptional circumstances needed for renewed referral of the same question - none present
Referral of question of law to Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)
Proceedings terminated by withdrawal of sole appeal by proprietor - despite interventions (yes) - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The request for referral of a question to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is refused.
2. It is declared that the appeal proceedings terminated with the withdrawal of the appeal on 18 January 2006.
3. The appeal fees paid on behalf of the interveners DakoCytomation GmbH and DakoCytomation Denmark A/S insofar as debited and not yet repaid are to be repaid.