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
- -
- Application number
- 00958787.4
- 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
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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
- -
- 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
- -
- 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.