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
- Petition for review of
- -
- 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
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 87 1973European Patent Convention R 57a 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(3)
- Keywords
- Documents (33) to (36) - not admitted
Added matter - no
Priority - no (claims 13 and 14)
Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0002/98
- Citing cases
- -
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.