European Patent Office

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
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Application number
90308718.7
IPC class
C12Q 1/68
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
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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Citing cases
G 0002/24T 0417/22

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.