T 2012/10 (Nucleic acid purification/ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GmbH) of 03.02.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T201210.20150203
- Date of decision
- 3 February 2015
- Case number
- T 2012/10
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 03729220.8
- IPC class
- C12Q 1/68C12N 15/10
- 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
- USE OF SILICA MATERIAL IN AN AMPLIFICATION REACTION
- Applicant name
- Roche Diagnostics GmbH
F.Hoffmann-La Roche AG - Opponent name
- QIAGEN GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Main request - requirements of the EPC met (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0464/94
- Citing cases
- T 1631/10
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 1-12 of auxiliary request 2A' filed with letter dated 26 January 2015 and re-filed as main request during oral proceedings;
- Description pages 2, 7, and 10 - 13 as granted, pages 3, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 14 as filed during oral proceedings
- Figures 1 and 2 of the patent as granted.