T 1509/09 (High density oligonucleotide arrays/AFFYMETRIX) of 05.07.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T150909.20120705
- Date of decision
- 5 July 2012
- Case number
- T 1509/09
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96931598.5
- IPC class
- C12Q 1/68C07H 21/04
- 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
- Expression monitoring by hybridization to high density
- Applicant name
- Affymetrix, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Combimatrix Corporation
Clondiag Chip Technologies GmbH
Illumina GmbH - Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of the Main Request and of Auxiliary Request A (yes)
Main Request and Auxiliary Request A - added subject-matter (yes)
Admissibility of the Auxiliary Request B (no) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1617/08
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.