European Patent Office

T 0072/10 (Pathogenic organisms/BJÖRN) of 07.11.2013

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T007210.20131107
Date of decision
7 November 2013
Case number
T 0072/10
Online on
21 November 2013
Petition for review of
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Application number
01901634.4
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
A method for detection of pathogenic organisms
Applicant name
Herrmann, Björn
Kirsebom, Leif
Stolt, Pelle c/o Kirsebom, Leif
Opponent name
MacLean, Martin Robert
Board
3.3.08
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Main request - justification for filing at the oral proceedings (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent in the following version:

- Claims 1 to 7 according to the main request filed during oral proceedings;

- Description pages 2, 3 and 5 as filed during oral proceedings;

- Description pages 4, 6 to 16 as in the patent as granted;

- Sequence listing as in the patent as granted;

- Drawings 1 to 8 as in the patent as granted