European Patent Office

T 0270/10 (Salmonella mucosa IgA immune response/SECRETARY STATE DEFENCE) of 15.01.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T027010.20140115
Date of decision
15 January 2014
Case number
T 0270/10
Petition for review of
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Application number
00958787.4
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
RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISMS
Applicant name
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE
Opponent name
Nobilon International B.V.
Board
3.3.08
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Admissibility of a new ground of opposition (no)
Main Request - novelty (no)
Admissibility of Auxiliary Request 1 (yes)
Auxiliary Request 1 - fulfils all requirements of the EPC (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 2184/16

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 Auxiliary Request 1 filed with letter dated 10 November 2013 and a description to be adapted thereto.