European Patent Office

T 1612/16 (Anti-Futrin 2 antibodies/ONCOMED PHARMACEUTICALS) of 21.06.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T161216.20220621
Date of decision
21 June 2022
Case number
T 1612/16
Petition for review of
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Application number
09170230.8
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
Compositions for diagnosis and therapy of diseases associated with aberrant expression of futrins (R-Spondins)
Applicant name
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Opponent name
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Keywords
Main and auxiliary requests I to VI - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request VII (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request VII (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0609/02
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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form with the following claims and a description and drawings to be adapted thereto:

claims 1 to 6 of auxiliary request VII filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal.