European Patent Office

T 0964/13 of 08.12.2016

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T096413.20161208
Date of decision
8 December 2016
Case number
T 0964/13
Petition for review of
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Application number
07121917.4
IPC class
G01N 33/543
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Organic polymer particles and process for producing the same, magnetic particles for diagnostics, carboxyl group-containing particles and process for producing the same, and probe-bound particles and process for producing the same
Applicant name
JSR Corporation
Opponent name
Life Technologies Corporation
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Novelty - (main request and auxiliary request 1) (no)
Inventive step - (auxiliary requests 5 and 6) (no)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (auxiliary requests 2, 3, 4, 4A and 7) (yes)
Late-filed request - justification for late filing (auxiliary requests 1A and 3A) (no)
Late-filed document - admitted (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.