T 0250/06 (Opioid receptor genes/UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA) of 11.10.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T025006.20071011
- Date of decision
- 11 October 2007
- Case number
- T 0250/06
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93920068.9
- IPC class
- C12N 15/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Delta opioid receptor genes
- Applicant name
- The Regents of the University of California
- Opponent name
- PFIZER LIMITED
JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA N.V. - Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 87 1973European Patent Convention Art 88 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - entitlement to priority - no
Novelty - no
First auxiliary request - inventive step - no
Second auxiliary request - entitlement to priority - yes; inventive step - yes - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1069/08
ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is referred back to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of auxiliary request 2 comprising claims 1 to 7, as filed in the oral proceedings, and a description to be adapted thereto.