T 1338/06 (Microarray/LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY) of 03.11.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T133806.20091103
- Date of decision
- 3 November 2009
- Case number
- T 1338/06
- Online on
- 14 May 2010
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95923921.1
- IPC class
- G01N 33/543
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Method and apparatus for fabricating microarrays of biological samples
- Applicant name
- The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
- Opponent name
- Abbott Molecular Inc.
Sheard, Andrew Gregory
Glaxo Group Limited - Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(3)European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 87 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention R 57a 1973
- Keywords
- Documents (33) to (36) - not admitted
Added matter - no
Priority - no (claims 13 and 14)
Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0002/98
- 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 14 of the main request filed during the oral proceedings and a description and figures to be adapted thereto.