European Patent Office

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
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Application number
03729220.8
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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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
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Keywords
Main request - requirements of the EPC met (yes)
Catchword
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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.