T 0204/03 of 06.04.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T020403.20050406
- Date of decision
- 6 April 2005
- Case number
- T 0204/03
- Online on
- 15 June 2005
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 90909351.0
- IPC class
- G01N 21/76
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Detecting or quantifying multiple analytes using labelling techniques
- Applicant name
- GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED
- Opponent name
- Bayer Corporation
Akzo Nobel N.V. - Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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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:
- claims 1 to 29, claims 1 to 16 (for the contracting state ES), all as filed on 18 October 2002 (main request)
- description to be adapted
- drawings as granted.