European Patent Office

T 0607/05 (Nucleic Acids/AFFYMETRIX) of 10.09.2008

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T060705.20080910
Date of decision
10 September 2008
Case number
T 0607/05
Petition for review of
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Application number
97116541.0
IPC class
C12Q 1/68
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Identification of nucleic acids in samples
Applicant name
Affymetrix, Inc. (a Delaware Corporation)
Opponent name
Combimatrix Corporation (03)
Clondiag Chip Technologies GmbH (04)
Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Keywords
Main Request: Added subject-matter (no) - Clarity (yes) - Novelty (no)
Auxiliary Request I: Novelty (no)
Auxiliary Request II: Novelty (no)
Auxiliary Request III: Admission into the procedure (no)
Catchword
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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 patent is revoked.