European Patent Office

T 1958/09 (Elonas/GILEAD) of 06.12.2012

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T195809.20121206
Date of decision
6 December 2012
Case number
T 1958/09
Online on
2 January 2013
Petition for review of
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Application number
96920386.8
IPC class
C12Q 1/68
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Enzyme linked oligonucleotide assays (Elonas)
Applicant name
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
Opponent name
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Board
3.3.08
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Main request: 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 Examining Division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of claims 1 to 10 of the main request filed at the oral proceedings and the description yet to be adapted thereto.