T 1111/14 (Human hepatocytes/OREGON UNIVERSITY) of 21.07.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T111114.20200721
- Date of decision
- 21 July 2020
- Case number
- T 1111/14
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 08770211.4
- IPC class
- C12N 15/85
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- METHOD OF EXPANDING HUMAN HEPATOCYTES IN VIVO
- Applicant name
- Oregon Health & Science University
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford
Junior University - Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 53(a) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 83 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)European Patent Convention R 28(1)(c) (2017)
- Keywords
- Main request - added matter - (no)
Claims - support in the description (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Exception to patentability - (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (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 case is remitted to the examining division with the order to grant a patent based on claims 1 to 18 according to the main request filed on 19 February 2020, and a description to be adapted thereto.