T 1696/08 (Removal of prions/BIOPURE) of 03.02.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T169608.20110203
- Date of decision
- 3 February 2011
- Case number
- T 1696/08
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 97932311.0
- IPC class
- C07K 14/17
- 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
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A method for chromatographic removal of prions
- Applicant name
- BIOPURE CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- Octapharma AG
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- New main request - inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0939/92
- 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 9 and pages 2 to 8 of the new main request filed at the oral proceedings.