European Patent Office

T 1048/10 (NaV1.8 specific zinc finger proteins/Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.) of 10.02.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T104810.20140210
Date of decision
10 February 2014
Case number
T 1048/10
Petition for review of
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Application number
05732830.4
Language of proceedings
English
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Application title
Zinc finger proteins for treatment of neuropathic pain
Applicant name
Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.
Opponent name
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Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Keywords
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Claims - clarity (yes)
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Inventive step - (yes)
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The decision under appeal is set aside.

The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of claims 1 to 5 and the pages 1 to 3, 21, 23 to 26, 28 to 34, 48, 65 and 69 of the description, all filed with the letter of 18 October 2013, including an amended page 21a filed with the same letter but wherein the term "nucleic" in the second paragraph, first line is replaced by "nucleic acid" and pages 4 to 20, 22, 27, 35 to 47, 49 to 64, 66 to 68 and figures 1 to 8 of the description as filed.