T 0767/09 (Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease/ELAN) of 28.02.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T076709.20130228
- Date of decision
- 28 February 2013
- Case number
- T 0767/09
- Online on
- 28 March 2013
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95939892.6
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Methods for aiding in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease by measuring amyloid-beta peptide (X->=41) and tau
- Applicant name
- Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Merck & Co., Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 14 of the main request filed at the oral proceedings on 28 February 2013, and a description to be adapted thereto.