T 2221/10 (Culturing stem cells/TECHNION) of 04.02.2014

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T222110.20140204
Date of decision: 4 February 2014
Case number: T 2221/10
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 03751238.1
IPC class: C12N 5/00 C12N 15/00
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
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Application title: HUMAN FORESKIN CELLS SUITABLE FOR CULTURING STEM CELLS
Applicant name: TECHNION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, LTD.
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.08
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 53(a)European Patent Convention R 28(c)
Keywords: Main request - unallowable
Catchword: Inventions which make use of publicly available human embryonic stem cell lines which were initially derived by a process resulting in the destruction of the human embryos are excluded from patentability under the provisions of Article 53(a) EPC in combination with Rule 28(c) EPC (points (10) to (29)).
Cited cases: G 0005/83 G 0002/02 G 0002/06 T 0197/10
Citing cases: T 1816/11 T 2346/12 T 1441/13 T 1808/13 T 0385/14 T 1385/14 T 1930/14 T 0513/15 T 1880/15 T 2328/15 T 0082/16 T 0534/16 T 0975/16 T 1468/16 T 2294/16 T 2589/16 T 1483/17 T 1524/17 T 0539/18 T 0879/18 T 1424/18 T 0423/19 T 0935/19 T 1286/19 T 1724/19 T 0056/21 T 1946/21 T 0042/22 T 0953/22 T 0220/23 T 1046/23

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed