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
- IPC class
- C07K 14/00A61P 29/00A61K 48/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Zinc finger proteins for treatment of neuropathic pain
- Applicant name
- Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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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.