European Patent Office

T 0629/07 (Detection of loss of p53/THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY) of 15.09.2010

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T062907.20100915
Date of decision
15 September 2010
Case number
T 0629/07
Petition for review of
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Application number
90301817.4
IPC class
C12Q 1/68
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Detection of loss of the wild-type p53 gene
Applicant name
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Opponent name
INTROGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC.
RHÔNE-POULENC RORER
Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Main request: inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0558/03
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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the new Main Request, filed as Second Auxiliary Request with the letter dated 12 October 2009, and a description to be adapted.