T 2186/08 (Hybrid capture/QIAGEN) of 07.06.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T218608.20110607
- Date of decision
- 7 June 2011
- Case number
- T 2186/08
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 01944578.2
- IPC class
- C12Q 1/68
- 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
- Detection of nucleic acids by type-specific hybrid capture method
- Applicant name
- QIAGEN Gaithersburg, Inc.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Main request: inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0650/01
- 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 first instance with the order to grant a patent in the following version:
Description:
Pages 1 and 1a as submitted at the oral proceedings on 7 June 2011
Pages 2 to 49 of the application as published
Claims:
No. 1 to 26 of the main request filed under cover of a letter dated 4 May 2011
Drawings:
Figures 1 to 7 of the application as published
Sequence listing:
Pages 1 to 42 filed under cover of a letter dated 19 April 2004