T 1912/09 (Methods for detection of virus/ADVANCED LIFE SCIENCE) of 16.01.2014
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T191209.20140116
- Date of decision
- 16 January 2014
- Case number
- T 1912/09
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 98935359.4
- IPC class
- G01N 33/576G01N 33/569
- 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
- METHODS FOR DETECTING OR ASSAYING VIRUS
- Applicant name
- Advanced Life Science Institute, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Roche Diagnostics GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- EPC2000_Art_108_(2007)_Sent_3European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 99(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal - appeal sufficiently substantiated (yes)
Late-filed request - request not examined by the opposition division
Late-filed auxiliary requests - procedural economy
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Inventive step - obvious solution
Inventive step - reasonable expectation of success (yes) - Catchword
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.