European Patent Office

T 1496/08 (Therapeutic vaccination/BN IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.) of 15.02.2012

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T149608.20120215
Date of decision
15 February 2012
Case number
T 1496/08
Petition for review of
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Application number
99945967.0
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
Methods for therapeutic vaccination
Applicant name
BN ImmunoTherapeutics, Inc.
Opponent name
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals s.a.
Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Admissibility in appeal proceedings of submissions which could have been made at first instance (no)" "Main request - sufficiency of disclosure (no)
Auxiliary request 1 - sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Catchword
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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 on the basis of claims 1 to 34 of auxiliary request 1 filed during the oral proceedings and a description and figures to be adapted thereto.