T 0506/04 (RNase H gapmers/ISIS) of 05.12.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T050604.20061205
- Date of decision
- 5 December 2006
- Case number
- T 0506/04
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93902851.0
- IPC class
- C07H 21/04
- 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
- -
- Application title
- Antisense oligonucleotides
- Applicant name
- ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
- Opponent name
- Vernalis(R & D) Limited
Santaris Pharma A/S - Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Main request and first auxiliary request - inventive step (no)
Second auxiliary request - inventive step (yes), sufficiency of disclosure (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0939/92
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remanded back to the previous instance with the order to uphold the patent in the form of the auxiliary request II as filed with letter of 3 November 2006 and a description to be adapted thereto.