European Patent Office

T 1748/19 of 11.05.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T174819.20220511
Date of decision
11 May 2022
Case number
T 1748/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
11791952.2
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
APPARATUS FOR SINGLE-MOLECULE DETECTION
Applicant name
Industrial Technology Research Institute
Opponent name
Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc.
Board
3.4.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Amendments - main request
Admissibility of first auxiliary request (no)
Inventive step (no)
Inventive step - second to fourth auxiliary request
Remittal (yes)
Remittal - special reasons for remittal
Remittal - fifth auxiliary request
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 department of first instance for further prosecution.