T 1599/06 (Mycobacterium vaccinating agent/UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA) of 13.09.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T159906.20070913
- Date of decision
- 13 September 2007
- Case number
- T 1599/06
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 95901912.6
- IPC class
- C07K 14/35
- 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
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Abundant extracellular products and methods for their production and use
- Applicant name
- The Regents of the University of California
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- EPC1973_R_067_Sent_1European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(5) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 68(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Amended claims - added matter (no)
Support and clarity of claims (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty and inventive step (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no) - Catchword
- see points 13.1 to 14; 20.2, 22 to 22.3
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of claims 1 to 6 filed at the oral proceedings and a description yet to be adapted.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.