T 0057/09 (Antenatal screening/WALD) of 13.04.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T005709.20100413
- Date of decision
- 13 April 2010
- Case number
- T 0057/09
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 99918188.6
- IPC class
- G01N 33/68
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Antenatal screening for Down's syndrome
- Applicant name
- Wald, Nicholas John
- Opponent name
- PerkinElmer, Inc.
Maternal Fetal Medicine Foundation
Bauer, Wulf
Media Innovations Limited - Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 80
- Keywords
- Main request - clarity (no) - added subject-matter (yes)
Admission of first and second auxiliary requests into the proceedings (yes)
First auxiliary request - clarity (no)
Second auxiliary request - novelty (no)
Third auxiliary request - admission (yes) - basis in the application as filed (yes) - clarity (yes) - novelty over document E3 (yes)
Request for referral to EBA (not granted)
Remittal to the opposition division - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0644/12
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The request to refer a question of law to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is refused.
3. The case is remitted to the opposition division for further prosecution on the basis of the third auxiliary request filed at the oral proceedings.