T 1911/17 (BNP(1-32) epitope specific antibodies/BIORAD) of 11.05.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T191117.20210511
- Date of decision
- 11 May 2021
- Case number
- T 1911/17
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 08786803.0
- IPC class
- C07K 14/58G01N 33/68G01N 33/74
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- New BNP(1-32) epitope and antibodies directed against said epitope
- Applicant name
- Bio-Rad Europe GmbH
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
(C.N.R.S.) - Opponent name
- Grund, Dr., Martin
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)
- Keywords
- Admittance - Late-filed document - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal (yes)
Clarity - claim 7 - main request & auxiliary request 1 (no)
Clarity - claim 2 - auxiliary request 2 (no)
Inventive step - claim 2
Inventive step - auxiliary requests 3 and 4 (no)
Inventive step - obvious alternative - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1076/21
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.