T 1918/06 (Lymphocyte adherence/FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER) of 10.03.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T191806.20100310
- Date of decision
- 10 March 2010
- Case number
- T 1918/06
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 90913598.0
- IPC class
- C12P 21/08
- 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
- Inhibition of lymphocyte adherence to vascular endothelium utilizing a novel extracellular matrix receptor-ligand interaction
- Applicant name
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
- Opponent name
- Merck Serono S.A.
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Admissibility of late filed requests (yes)
Main request - added matter (no), sufficiency of disclosure, clarity, novelty, inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0002/08
- Citing cases
- T 1602/10
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 6 of the main request filed during the oral proceedings and the description and drawings to be adapted to.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.