European Patent Office

T 1146/15 (Detection methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus/GENEOHM SCIENCES CANADA) of 22.11.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T114615.20211122
Date of decision
22 November 2021
Case number
T 1146/15
Petition for review of
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Application number
09174581.0
IPC class
C12Q 1/68
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
Methods and sequences for detection and identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Applicant name
Geneohm Sciences Canada, Inc.
Opponent name
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Board
3.3.08
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 76(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 017
Keywords
Main request and auxiliary requests 2, 3 and 5 to 15 - added subject-matter (yes);
Auxiliary request 1 - admission into the appeal proceedings (no);
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 1421/18T 2255/18

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.